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UNINA9910784820003321 |
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Autore |
Arai Paula Kane Robinson |
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Titolo |
Women living Zen : Japanese Sōtō Buddhist nuns / / Paula Kane Robinson Arai |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-47157-3 |
0-19-534415-4 |
1-4237-6013-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 233 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Buddhist nuns - Japan |
Monastic and religious life of women - Japan |
Monastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism) - Japan |
Religious life - Buddhism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-226) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgments; Contents; Transliteration Guide; Prologue; ONE: Introduction; TWO: Historical Background; THREE: Twentieth-Century Leadership; FOUR: The Monastic Practices of Zen Nuns; FIVE: Motivations, Commitments, and Self-Perceptions; SIX: Conclusion: Innovators for the Sake of Tradition; Endnotes; Appendix A. Questionnaire; Appendix B. Glossary of Japanese Terms; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Using both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the 6th century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and continue to contribute to the advancement of the sect up to the present day. |
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