Joshua A. Irizarry Sōjiji

discipline, compassion, and enlightenment at a Japanese Zen temple

"Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, but it is very much rooted in the present and future, performing functions and catering to needs that reflect the changing demographic, social, and religious landscapes of contemporary Japan. Based on more than fifteen years of fieldwork, interviews, and archival research, Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple...

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Engels | 300 pagina's | University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor | 2022

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