Japanese Philosophy of Religion
Abstrak
Religion in Japan is multi‐faceted and draws from two primary sources: Shintō and Buddhism. Japan's early indigenous cults together with Buddhist sources became Shintō, and while it eschews theory and intellectualization, it serves as a major stream of culture and its practices. Buddhism already flourishing in China before coming to Japan became the other major cultural influence.In addition to Shintō, the work of Nishida Kitarō, Tanabe Hajime of the Pure Land Buddhist tradition, Keiji Nishitani's Zen‐inspired religious philosophy, and the dramatic “spiritual atheism” of Hisamatsu Shin'ichi are considered in some detail. What emerges from all of these traditions is that they considered direct experience and not belief to be paramount. Religious experience and not theory or belief is the heart of religion in Japan.
Penulis (1)
Robert E. Carter
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2021
- Bahasa
- en
- Sumber Database
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- DOI
- 10.1002/9781119009924.eopr0189
- Akses
- Open Access ✓