Japanese Religions : Past and Present

, by Reader, Ian; Andreasen, Esben; Stefansson, Finn

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ISBN: 9780824815462 | 0824815467
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/1/1993

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Japanese Religions, intended as an introductory guide to the religious traditions found in Japan today, together with their historical backgrounds, is also relevant to readers interested in comparative religions, politics, or international affairs.

Preface	p. 9
Meeting Japanese Culture
Readings
Japan - the pure land: impressions of a visitor	p. 14
The Japanese language	p. 21
Normative values: On, Giri, Ninjo	p. 25
Shame cultures and guilt cultures	p. 28
Sin and shame	p. 30
Japanese Religions - an Introduction	p. 33
Folk Religion	p. 44
Readings
An oracle from Kannon in the Reizan temple	p. 60
The straw millionaire: from a cartoon about Kannon	p. 61
Jizo bon: a cartoon about Jizo	p. 63
Shinto
Readings
Extracts from the Kojiki with appended commentary	p. 69
The meaning of kami	p. 77
Ise - the sun shrine	p. 80
A pilgrimage to Ise, by a Buddhist monk	p. 84
Meiji Jingu and the traditional plan of a Shinto shrine	p. 86
Norito: a Shinto prayer of exorcism	p. 88
Norito: a prayer for good crops	p. 92
Buddhism
Readings
From the Lotus Sutra: the Revelation of the Mahayana	p. 100
Shingon Buddhist mandalas	p. 102
Sokushinjobutsu: 'Becoming a Buddha in this lifetime' (from the legend of Kukai)	p. 104
Portrait of Kobo Daishi	p. 106
Honen's last testament	p. 107
Nicheren's teaching	p. 107
The Ox-herding pictures	p. 109
An ordinary day in the Zen temple of Daishuin	p. 111
Zazen - sitting meditation for beginners	p. 115
Ten haiku	p. 116
The Garden of Emptiness - the rock garden at Ryoanji	p. 118
Zen in the Art of Archery	p. 119
The New Religions of Japan
Readings from Tenrikyo
From the Ofudesaki of Nakayama Miki	p. 128
The Shrine of Tsukihi	p. 130
Oyasato: Tenrikyo's headquarters	p. 132
On medical care and the causes of illness	p. 134
Spiritual counselling in Tenrikyo	p. 138
Readings from Itto-En
Ho-en The Rokuman Gyogan prayer	p. 140
Itto-en statues	p. 141
The Morning Walk from Kosenrin	p. 142
Readings from Soka Gakkai
The objective of Soka Gakkai	p. 143
'Visions of a peaceful world'	p. 144
Readings from Rissho Kosei-Kai
Veneration	p. 146
Hoza - Circle of Compassion	p. 147
Readings from Seicho-No-Ie
Holy Mission of Seicho-No-Ie	p. 149
Summary of the Teachings	p. 150
Readings from Mahikari
How does Mahikari, the Divine Spiritual Radiation, change our daily lives?	p. 151
Christianity in Japan
Christianity's Three Waves	p. 155
Religion and Politics in Japan
The Seventeen-Article Constitution of Prince Shotoku	p. 167
Motoori Norinaga: On the Emperor and Japan	p. 169
Imperial Rescript on Education	p. 171
Extract from a textbook on ethics used in schools in the 1930s	p. 172
Directive for the Disestablishment of State Shinto	p. 173
Imperial Rescript on the Reconstruction of New Japan	p. 175
Japanese Shintoism - the implicit resurgence of national religion	p. 176
Notes on the Readings	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 183
Index	p. 186
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