03587nam 2200661Ia 450 991097177890332120200520144314.09780791481592079148159X9781429417365142941736610.1515/9780791481592(CKB)1000000000468041(OCoLC)77115540(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579137(SSID)ssj0000214515(PQKBManifestationID)11202375(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214515(PQKBWorkID)10157087(PQKB)11501543(MdBmJHUP)muse6424(DE-B1597)683854(DE-B1597)9780791481592(MiAaPQ)EBC3407714(Perlego)2672871(EXLCZ)99100000000046804120060201d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOn Buddhism /Keiji Nishitani ; translated by Seisaku Yamamoto and Robert E. Carter ; introduction by Robert E. Carter ; foreward by Jan Van BragtAlbany State University of New York Pressc20061 online resource (xi, 175 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791467862 0791467864 9780791467855 0791467856 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- On Buddhism -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: On Buddhism -- Part 1.On What I Think about Buddhism -- 1. The "Inside" and "Outside"of a Religious Organization -- 2. Opening Up the Self to the World -- Part II. On the Modernization of Buddhism -- 3. What Is Modernization? -- 4. A Departure from the "Individual" -- Part III. On Conscience -- 5. In Support of Human Relations -- 6. To Make Sure of Oneself -- GLOSSARY OF JAPANESE TERMS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z."On Buddhism presents the first English-language translation of a series of lectures by Keiji Nishitani (1900-1990), a major Buddhist thinker and a key figure in the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy. Originally delivered in the early 1970s, these lectures focus on the transformation of culture in the modern age and the subsequent decline in the importance of the family and religion. Nishitani's concern is that modernity, with its individualism, materialism, and contractual ethics, is an insufficient basis for human relationships. With deep insight into both Buddhism and Christianity, he explores such issues as the nature of genuine human existence, the major role of conscience in our advance to authenticity, and the needed transformation of religion. Nishitani criticizes contemporary Buddhism for being too esoteric and asks that it "come down from Mt. Hiei" to reestablish itself as a vital source of worthy ideals and to point toward a way of remaining human even in a modern and postmodern world."--JacketBuddhismReligionBuddhism.Religion.294.3Nishitani Keiji1900-1990.268791Yamamoto Seisaku1929-1799709Carter Robert Edgar1937-187915MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971778903321On Buddhism4344103UNINA