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Borderland Complexes and Translocations: How a Japanese Tendai Monk Discovered Chan/Zen Buddhism in an Indian Buddhist Homeland in the Hangzhou Region
Author Welter, Albert (著)
Source Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Volumev.4 n.2 Special Issue: The Wheel that Crossed the Borders: Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Religions
Date2021.10
Pages497 - 534
PublisherCambria Press
Publisher Url http://www.cambriapress.com/
LocationNew York, US [紐約州, 美國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NoteAlbert Welter’s area of academic study is Chinese Buddhism, and he has published in the area of Japanese Buddhism as well.
Keywordborderland complex; translocation; Hangzhou region; Eisai; Tendai; Aśoka stūpa; Budai Mile
AbstractCaught between the aims of modern Rinzai ideology and the hybrid Buddhism of a late Heian/early Kamakura era Zen reformer, the meaning of Myōan Eisai’s (Yōsai) 明菴栄西 (1141–1215) search for authentic Buddhism has been poorly understood. In this article, I look at the complexities of Eisai’s reform Buddhism, which advocates a return to monastic rigor with an abiding interest in Tendai esotericism and meditation, made authentic through the mind to mind transmission 以心傳心 of the new Buddhism of the Song dynasty, Chan/Zen. I particularly note the significance of the greater Hangzhou region to Eisai’s quest, reimagined as a new Buddhist homeland that inspired Eisai’s transformation. This suggests that when looking for the influences of Tiantai/Tendai Buddhism, one must look beyond sectarian and scholastic divides to see the meaning of Chan/Zen Buddhism not in terms of its modern definitions, but as an inclusive repository for a wide range of Mahāyāna traditions including Tiantai/Tendai, a repository particularly apropos of the Hangzhou region, home to Mt. Tiantai 天台山.
Table of contentsIntroduction 498
In Search Of Eisai 499
Eisai as Tendai Pilgrim 503
Borderland Complex and Translocations: The Transformation of the Hangzhou/Jiangnan region into an Indian Buddhist Homeland 511
Concluding Remarks 526
Bibliography 528
ISSN25762923 (P); 25762931 (E)
DOI10.15239/hijbs.04.02.08
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Created date2022.05.13
Modified date2022.05.13



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