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Buddhism and Society: On Buddhist Engagement with Society |
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Cho, Sung-taek
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Korea Journal
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| Volume | v.42 n.4 |
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| Date | 2002 |
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| Pages | 119 - 136 |
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| Publisher | Korean National Commission for UNESCO |
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https://www.ekoreajournal.net/main/index.htm
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| Location | Seoul, Korea [首爾, 韓國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | 入世佛教=人間佛教=Engaged Buddhism=Humanistic Buddhism; 佛教人物=Buddhist; 朝鮮佛教=韓國佛教=Koryo Buddhism=Korean Buddhism=Choson Buddhism; 開悟=證悟=Satori=Enlightenment |
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| Abstract | Korean Buddhism, especially the Jogye Order, has been challenged in regard to its relatively disengaged role in contemporary Korean society. The issue of social engagement has been made urgent by Buddhism's recent past. Korean Buddhism failed to throw its full support behind the democratization movement. While there have been attempts to create a socially engaged Buddhism, they have had only a limited impact on the conservative Buddhist mainstream. On the doctrinal level, discussions on contemporary Korean Buddhism's role in society seem to converge on the nature of enlightenment in the Seon (Chan, Zen) Buddhist tradition. There is a widespread view that the transcendental nature of enlightenment is the obstacle that prevents Buddhists from becoming involved in social affairs. Winston King argues that both Mahayana and Therav?da Buddhism have been socially and politically passive as a result of their emphasis on individual salvation. Keel Hee-sung questions whether transcendental enlightenment in Seon Buddhism is compatible with social activism. These views represent a general trend among scholars working in the field. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 120
A Reexamination of the Idea of Buddhist Passivity 123
Conclusion 130
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| ISSN | 00233900 (P) |
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| Hits | 887 |
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| Created date | 2008.07.15 |
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| Modified date | 2019.10.15 |
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