TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kim,Hwansoo Ilmee
AU  - Park,Jin Y.
TI  - New Perspectives in Modern Korean Buddhism: Institution, Gender, and Secular Society
SN  - 9781438491332
AV  - BQ12 .N497 2022
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Melton
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Korea
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Cars, Cell Phones, Recycling, and the Stock Market; 2; Intro --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Note on Translations and Conventions --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; Korean Buddhist Nationalism, Modernity, and Institutional Reform --; Beyond the Grand Narratives in Sŏn Buddhism --; Nuns and Laywomen in Modern Korean Buddhism --; Clerical Celibacy, Marriage, Scandals, and Monastic Rules --; Secularity, Society, and Politics --; Going Forward --; Notes --; Part 1 Beyond the Grand Narratives in Zen Buddhism --; Chapter 1 What Do Zen Masters Teach Us Today? The Case of Sŏn Master Hyeam Sŏnggwan --; Introduction --; Hyeam's Life and Sŏn Thought; Self-Reflection, Social-Reflection --; What Do Zen Masters Teach Us Today? --; Notes --; Chapter 2 Paek Yongsŏng and the Boundaries of Early Modern Korean Buddhism: Historiographical Issues and the Question of Scale --; Introduction --; Paek Yongsŏng's Background and Major Activities --; Relational Approaches in the Study of Yongsŏng --; Microhistorical Studies and the Question of Scale --; Following the Flows: Networks and Systems Theories --; Concluding Reflections --; Notes --; Part 2 Nuns and Laywomen in Modern Korean Buddhism --; Chapter 3 Lady Ch'ŏn and Modern Korean Buddhism --; Introduction; Court Lady Buddhism --; Ch'ŏn as a Powerful Court Lady --; Travel to Japan, 1909 --; Ch'ŏn's Connection to the Buddhist Monk Yi Hoegwang (1862-1933) --; Yi's Appointment as Abbot of Haein Monastery --; Laying Groundwork for the Wŏnjong --; Ch'ŏn as an Ideal Lay Buddhist --; Unswerving Dedication to Yi's Visions --; Ch'ŏn's Buddhism --; Ch'ŏn's Death --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Chapter 4 Experiencing a Different Buddhist Community: Nun Suok's Travel to Japan and Her Contribution to the Korean Community of Nuns --; Introduction --; Suok's Early Life --; Suok in Japan and Her Cross-Cultural Observations; Buddhist Nuns in Korea and Japan --; The First Modern Dharma Instructor at a Seminary for Nuns --; Participation in the Purification Movement --; Honoring the Nuns' Doctrinal Dharma Lineage --; Closing Reflections --; Notes --; Part 3 Clerical Celibacy, Marriage, Scandals, and Monastic Rules --; Chapter 5 Rethinking Married Bhikṣu: An Examination of Bhikṣu Ordinations and Clerical Marriage in 1920s Korean Buddhism --; Introduction --; Monastic Rules Revisited in Context --; Bhikṣu Precepts and Bodhisattva Precepts in the Late Nineteenth Century; The Continuous Rise of Bhikṣu and Bodhisattva Ordinations under the Japanese Colonial Regime --; The Status of Bhikṣu and Clerical Marriage at T'ongdo Monastery and Magok Monastery in 1925 and 1926 --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Chapter 6 Flesh in the Closet: The "Secret Wife" in Korean Buddhism --; Introduction --; What Is a Secret Wife? --; Historicizing the Secret Wife --; Locating the Secret Wife --; Making Sense of the Secret Wife --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Chapter 7 Monastic Regulations in Contemporary Korea --; Introduction --; Practical Vinayas --; Legislating Buddhism --; Modern Pure Rules; 2; b
N2  - Offers alternative approaches to the study of colonial and postcolonial Korean Buddhism, suggesting new directions for scholarship
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