Neither monk nor layman clerical marriage in modern Japanese Buddhism
Buddhism comes in many forms, but in Japan it stands apart from all the rest in one striking way - the monks get married. This study addresses the emergence of an openly married clergy as a momentous change in the history of modern Japanese Buddhism.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press
c2001.
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| Series: | Buddhisms
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| Online Access: | Sumario |
| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005284979708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | Buddhism comes in many forms, but in Japan it stands apart from all the rest in one striking way - the monks get married. This study addresses the emergence of an openly married clergy as a momentous change in the history of modern Japanese Buddhism. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 288 p. : il. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691074955 |
