Women Challenging the "Celibate" Buddhist Order : Recent Cases of Progress and Regress in the Sōtō School

This article will discuss the tension between the principle of celibacy (professed renunciation of secular life) and the fact of marriage by male priests in the Sōtō School. Although one hundred and forty-five years have passed since the government edict of 1872 that recognized marriage by Buddhist...

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Veröffentlicht in:Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture. - 44(2017), 1, Seite 55-74
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
Schlagworte:temple wives jizoku Sōtō School celibacy Jōdo Shin School women’s networking traditional Buddhist orders gender equality Behavioral sciences Religion mehr... Arts Social sciences Law
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