Modernity for the True Dharma : The Sangha, King, and Buddhist Precepts

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  • 正法の近代 : 僧伽、王、戒律

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A defining feature of so-called Japanese Buddhism has been the persistent influence of the ideas surrounding the "Final Age of Dharma"(mappō), emphasizing the continuous decline of Buddha dharma and the capacities of Buddhist practitioners after the demise of Shakyamuni, which led to inaccessibility to enlightenment and lax discipline epitomized by the "non-precept" in this age. In this article, I will explore the pivotal roles played by the utopian and primordial vision of the "True Dharma"(shōbō) in Meiji Japan, with a focus on the Shingon monk Shaku Unshō (1827–1909), and will unveil how his fervent ideals resonated with rapidly shifting global and nation-building settings, restructuring a new temporal-spatial order in the archipelago and beyond.

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  • 世界の日本研究

    世界の日本研究 2022 86-101, 2023-03-15

    International Research Center for Japanese Studies

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