LEADER 02649oam 22005174a 450 001 9910777897403321 005 20230922234124.0 010 $a0-7914-8159-X 010 $a1-4294-1736-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000468041 035 $a(OCoLC)77115540 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579137 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000214515 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202375 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214515 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10157087 035 $a(PQKB)11501543 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407714 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6424 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000468041 100 $a20060201h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOn Buddhism /$fKeiji Nishitani ; translated by Seisaku Yamamoto and Robert E. Carter ; introduction by Robert E. Carter ; forward by Jan Van Bragt 210 1$aAlbany :$cState University of New York Press,$d2006. 210 4$aŠ2006 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 175 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-7914-6785-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"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."--Jacket 606 $aBuddhism 615 0$aBuddhism. 676 $a294.3 700 $aNishitani$b Keiji$f1900-1990.$0268791 701 $aCarter$b Robert Edgar$f1937-$0187915 701 $aYamamoto$b Seisaku$f1929-$01474066 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777897403321 996 $aOn Buddhism$93687506 997 $aUNINA