02637nam 2200625Ia 450 991078482000332120230424182536.01-280-47157-30-19-534415-41-4237-6013-1(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|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWomen living ZenJapanese Sōtō Buddhist nuns /Paula Kane Robinson AraiNew York :Oxford University Press,1999.1 online resource (xix, 233 pages) illustrationsDescription 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 lifeBuddhismBuddhist nunsMonastic and religious life of womenMonastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism)Religious lifeBuddhism.294.3/657Arai Paula Kane Robinson1462737MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784820003321Women living Zen3671839UNINA