02615nam 2200637Ia 450 991045107380332120200520144314.01-280-47157-30-19-534415-41-4237-6013-1(CKB)1000000000409464(EBL)273411(OCoLC)476016178(SSID)ssj0000273364(PQKBManifestationID)11230180(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273364(PQKBWorkID)10313451(PQKB)11480549(MiAaPQ)EBC273411(Au-PeEL)EBL273411(CaPaEBR)ebr10278756(CaONFJC)MIL47157(OCoLC)935261092(EXLCZ)99100000000040946419980326d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWomen living Zen[electronic resource] Japanese Sōtō Buddhist nuns /Paula Kane Robinson AraiNew York Oxford University Pressc19991 online resource (266 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-512393-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-226) and index.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; IndexUsing 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.Buddhist nunsJapanMonastic and religious life of womenJapanMonastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism)JapanReligious lifeElectronic books.Buddhist nunsMonastic and religious life of womenMonastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism)Religious life.294.3/657Arai Paula Kane Robinson1048559MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451073803321Women living Zen2476933UNINA