Spiritual Care Theory and Vihara Movement in the Pure Land Buddhism of Shinran

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  • 親鸞浄土教におけるスピリチュアルケア理論構築に向けて─ビハーラを手がかりとして─
  • シンラン ジョウドキョウ ニ オケル スピリチュアルケア リロン コウチク ニ ムケテ : ビハーラ オ テガカリ ト シテ

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To practice Buddhism in contemporary society, Professor Ronald Y. Nakasone, a Buddhist, at the Graduate Theological Union suggests involvement in an activity and movement that emerged in Japan called"vihara".How is spiritual care located within this movement? Using a philological methodology, I analyzed the literature of vihara written in an earlier period and examined its definitions in the literature of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha. Analyses show that the vihara movement embraced"spiritual care"early and that the movement expanded this after Hitoshi Tamiya advocated vihara. The writings also reveal that the definitions of vihara trend to go beyond religious borders with ambiguity. I argue that spiritual care theory is necessary for and based on Pure Land Buddhism of Shinran as well. This is the first study on vihara and spiritual care in Japan.

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