Makers of modern Korean Buddhism / / edited by Jin Y. Park

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809617003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2010; ©2010
• ISBN: 1-4384-2923-1; 1-4416-3912-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 382 pages)
• Collana: SUNY series in Korean studies
• Altri autori (Persone): ParkJin Y
• Disciplina: 294.309519
• Soggetti: Buddhism - Korea - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism -- Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Buddhism and Modernity in Korea -- Part One Modernity, Colonialism, and Buddhist Reform -- Individual Salvation and Compassionate Action -- A Korean Buddhist Response to Modernity -- Sot'aesan's Creation of Won Buddhism through the Reformation of Korean Buddhism -- Yi Nŭnghwa, Buddhism, and the Modernization of Korea -- Gendered Response to Modernity -- Part Two Revival of Zen Buddhism in Modern Korea -- Mirror of Emptiness -- Sŏn Master Man'gong and Cogitations of a Colonized Religion -- Sŏn Master Pang Hanam -- Zen Master T'oe'ong Sŏngch'ŏl's Doctrine of Zen Enlightenment and Practice -- Sŏn Master Daehaeng's "Doing without Doing" -- Part Three Religion, History, and Politics -- Th e Japanese Missionaries and Their Impact on Korean Buddhist Developments (1876-1910)1 -- Minjung Buddhism -- Formation of Modern Buddhist Scholarship -- Bibliography -- Glossary of East Asian Characters -- Contributors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The first book in English devoted exclusively to modern Korean Buddhism, this work provides a comprehensive exploration for scholars, students, and serious readers. Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism focuses on three key areas: Buddhist reform, Zen revival, and the interrelationship of religion, history, and politics. In Korea, the modern period in Buddhism begins in earnest in the late nineteenth ; century, during the closing years of the Choson dynasty, which was characterized by a repressive brand of neo-Confucianism. Buddhist reformers arose to seek change in both Buddhism and Korean society at large. The work begins with a look at five of these reformers and their thought and work. The Zen revival that began at the end of the nineteenth century is covered from that period to contemporary times through an exploration of the life and thought of important Zen masters. The influence of Japanese Buddhist missionaries, the emergence of Korean engaged Buddhism, known as Minjung Buddhism, and the formation of modern Buddhist scholarship in Korea are discussed as well.