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Fujiwara Seika and the Great Learning |
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Bowring, Richard
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Monumenta Nipponica
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| Volume | v.61 n.4 |
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| Date | 2006 |
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| Pages | 437 - 457 |
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| Publisher | Sophia University |
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http://www.sophia.ac.jp/
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| Location | 東京, 日本 [Tokyo, Japan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | The traditional view of Tokugawa Buddhism-that it degenerated into little more than an arm of government and lost most of its intellectual vigor and appeal-is now in the process of being overturned in favor of a much more nuanced approach. There can be no doubt, nevertheless, that thinkers in late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Japan began to question their Buddhist heritage as they had never done before and in so doing sought inspiration in the Chinese classics. It was a shift that had far-reaching consequences. This article investigates the case of Fujiwara Seika inline graphic (1561-1619), who is commonly thought of as the father of Neo-Confucian studies in Japan, although, as W. J. Boot has shown, our understanding of Seika's contribution has been unduly affected by the fact that most of our information comes filtered through the writings of Hayashi Razan inline graphic(1583-1657).1 The discussion here concentrates in particular on Seika's interpretation of the Great Learning (Daxueinline graphic), one of the most important books in the Neo-Confucian canon. It shows that Seika adopted a quite unconventional approach to this work, making choices that may well have been influenced by his own Buddhist upbringing. This finding in turn offers suggestions for thinking about why and how Neo-Confucianism took root at this particular juncture in Japan's history. |
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| Table of contents | Neo-Confucianism in Japan before the Tokugawa Period 437
The Great Learning and Its Importance 439
Fujiwara Seika 443
"Resting in the Utmost Good" 450
Transition or Rupture? 453
References 456
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| ISSN | 00270741 (P); 18801390 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1353/mni.2007.0001 |
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| Hits | 197 |
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| Created date | 2017.04.18 |
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| Modified date | 2020.01.07 |
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