Jizoku (Priests' Wives) in Sōtō Zen Buddhism: An Ambiguous Category
Most modern Japanese Buddhist organizations, particularly the schools of Zen, continue to espouse the ideal of world-renunciation. This has led to a reluctance on the part of the Zen organizations to officially acknowledge the presence of the priests' wives (jizoku). The wives are thus left wit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[1995]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 161-183 |
| Further subjects: | B
Women
B Zen Buddhism B Religious Studies B Priests B Gender Roles B Nuns B Wives B Motherhood B Temples |
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