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Rethinking the Interdependence of Buddhism and the State in Late Edo and Meiji Japan |
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Kleine, Christoph (著)
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Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.49 n.1 |
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| Date | 2022 |
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| Pages | 89 - 113 |
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| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
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http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/
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| Location | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, 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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| Note | Christoph Kleine is Professor for the History of Religions and Co-Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Leipzig University, Germany. |
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| Keyword | ōbō buppō; secularity; religion and poltics; apologetics; late Edo period |
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| Abstract | This article asks how the Buddhist paradigm of the interdependence between the Buddha’s law and the ruler’s law was modified over the centuries and reinterpreted by nineteenth-century authors in the face of rapid political, social, and epistemic changes. An analysis of relevant texts reveals continuities as well as discontinuities. While the paradigm’s basic function of guaranteeing autonomy and protection to Buddhist institutions remained largely unchanged, remarkable transformations in the argumentation are evident. Despite, or because of, the precarious position of Buddhism in the early Meiji period, Buddhist authors from this era choose an apologetic strategy. With some slight differences, they emphasize almost exclusively the intramundane benefits of Buddhism and thus defend themselves against the accusation that Buddhism is solely relevant to otherworldly matters. The most radical innovation, however, is the assertion that all secular norms and rules of governance are ultimately Buddhist in origin. |
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| Table of contents | The Development of the Ōbō Buppō Paradigm up to the Nineteenth Century 92
Mountains, Seas, and Countries: Shingyō’s Sankairi 98
Discussing the Primacy of the Ruler’s Law in Jōdo Shinshū: Fukuda Gidō’s Shinshū ōbō ihon dan 100
On the Meaning of the Buddha’s Law and the Ruler’s Law Being like Wheels or Wings: Hakoya Tokuryō’s Buppō obō rinyoku gi 103
Conclusion 108
References 110 |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 185 |
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| Created date | 2023.05.31 |
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| Modified date | 2023.05.31 |
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