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This collection of seventeen essays situates modern Shin Buddhist
thinker Kiyozawa Manshi (1863–1903) and his new form of
spirituality, Seishinshugi, in the broader context of Buddhism and
religious thought in modern Japan. The work highlights several
factors that led to the development of Kiyozawa’s ideas and
demonstrates the broad influence that he and his disciples had,
putting in relief both the events that led Kiyozawa to set forth
his unique formulation of a modern Shin Buddhist religiosity in
Seishinshugi and the ways in which those ideas became a force that
shaped a large part of Japan’s religious landscape well past the
middle of the twentieth century. The book is made up of historical
studies that explore the significance of Seishinshugi from a
variety of perspectives and chapters that attempt to introduce some
of the original ideas of Seishinshugi thinkers and other modern
Shin proponents such as Sasaki Gesshō (1875–1926) and Yasuda
Rijin (1900–1982). The inclusion of several translations of
recent Japanese scholarship on Kiyozawa and Seishinshugi provides a
snapshot of the state of the field for Kiyozawa studies today in
Japan. Several early chapters present issues that Kiyozawa
addressed in his formulations of Seishinshugi. His relationship
with Inoue Enryō (1858–1919) is discussed in depth, as is his
understanding of the Tannishō and new research indicating that
Seishinshugi might more closely represent the thought of
Kiyozawa’s disciples than his own. This portion ends with a
consideration of the reinvention of Kiyozawa’s historical image
by his followers after his death. Later chapters bring together
research into the specific ways in which Kiyozawa’s legacy shaped
the Japanese religious and philosophical environment in the last
century, including contributions on female spirituality as
expressed in the Seishinshugi movement and the influence of
Kiyozawa and Soga Ryōjin (1875–1971) on the Kyoto School and its
implications. Other essays highlight approaches to finding meaning
in Shin doctrines by Sasaki, Soga, and Yasuda, and how D. T.
Suzuki, an Ōtani University colleague, fits into the movement as a
whole.
Beyond Zen: D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism
is an accessible collection of multidisciplinary essays, which
offer a genuinely new appraisal of the great Zen
scholar-practitioner, D. T. Suzuki (1870–1966). Suzuki’s
writings and lectures continue to exert a profound influence on how
Zen, Buddhism more broadly, and indeed Japanese culture as a whole,
are understood in the United States, Europe, and across the globe.
With the publication of Beyond Zen, we have at last in a single
volume a comprehensive assessment of Suzuki that locates him and
his legacy in the context of the turbulent age in which he lived.
Now is the perfect moment for reflection and stocktaking. The
fiftieth anniversary of Suzuki’s death passed just a few years
ago, the copyright on his literary output has expired, and his
selected works have recently been published by a major American
university press. The work comprises twelve essays by some of the
best Zen scholars in the world, Anglophone and Japanese, seasoned
and young. They take a fresh look at Suzuki, his life and legacy,
and their themes range broadly. Readers will find here explorations
of Suzuki as he engaged with Zen and Mahāyāna Buddhism;
nationalism and international relations; war and peace; religion,
literature, and the media; the individual and society; and family,
friends, and animals. Beyond Zen is structured chronologically to
reveal the development in Suzuki’s thought during his long and
eventful life. All in all, this collection offers a compelling,
provocative, and multidimensional reappraisal of an extraordinary
man and his times.
Beyond Zen: D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism
is an accessible collection of multidisciplinary essays, which
offer a genuinely new appraisal of the great Zen
scholar-practitioner, D. T. Suzuki (1870-1966). Suzuki's writings
and lectures continue to exert a profound influence on how Zen,
Buddhism more broadly, and indeed Japanese culture as a whole, are
understood in the U.S., Europe, and across the globe. With the
publication of Beyond Zen, we have at last in a single volume a
comprehensive assessment of Suzuki that locates him and his legacy
in the context of the turbulent age in which he lived. Now is the
perfect moment for reflection and stock-taking. The fiftieth
anniversary of Suzuki's death passed just a few years ago, the
copyright on his literary output has expired, and his selected
works have recently been published by a major American university
press. The work comprises twelve essays by some of the best Zen
scholars in the world, Anglophone and Japanese, seasoned and young.
They take a fresh look at Suzuki, his life and legacy, and their
themes range broadly. Readers will find here explorations of Suzuki
as he engaged with Zen and Mahayana Buddhism; nationalism and
international relations; war and peace; religion, literature, and
the media; the individual and society; and family, friends, and
animals. Beyond Zen is structured chronologically to reveal the
development in Suzuki's thought during his long and eventful life.
All in all, this collection offers a compelling, provocative, and
multidimensional reappraisal of an extraordinary man and his times.
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