Anarchy in the Pure Land

Released on by Justin Ritzinger
preview-18

  • Anarchy in the Pure Land Book Detail

  • Author : Justin Ritzinger
  • Release Date : 2017-08-31
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : Religion
  • Pages : 353
  • ISBN 13 : 0190848073
  • File Size : 64,64 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Anarchy in the Pure Land by Justin Ritzinger PDF Summary

Book Description: Anarchy in the Pure Land investigates the twentieth-century reinvention of the cult of Maitreya, the future Buddha, conceived by the reformer Taixu and promoted by the Chinese Buddhist reform movement. The cult presents an apparent anomaly: It shows precisely the kind of concern for ritual, supernatural beings, and the afterlife that the reformers supposedly rejected in the name of "modernity." This book shows that, rather than a concession to tradition, the reimagining of ideas and practices associated with Maitreya was an important site for formulating a Buddhist vision of modernity. Justin Ritzinger argues that the cult of Maitreya represents an attempt to articulate a new constellation of values, integrating novel understandings of the good, clustered around modern visions of utopia, with the central Buddhist goal of Buddhahood. In Part One he traces the roots of this constellation to Taixu's youthful career as an anarchist. Part Two examines its articulation in the Maitreya School's theology and its social development from its inception to World War II. Part Three looks at its subsequent decline and contemporary legacy within and beyond orthodox Buddhism. Through these investigations, Anarchy in the Pure Land develops a new framework for alternative understandings of modernity in Buddhism.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Anarchy in the Pure Land books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Anarchy in the Pure Land

Anarchy in the Pure Land

File Size : 78,78 MB
Total View : 246 Views
DOWNLOAD

Anarchy in the Pure Land investigates the twentieth-century reinvention of the cult of Maitreya, the future Buddha, conceived by the reformer Taixu and promoted

A Buddha Land in This World

A Buddha Land in This World

File Size : 59,59 MB
Total View : 8922 Views
DOWNLOAD

In the early twentieth century, Uchiyama Gudō, Seno'o Girō, Lin Qiuwu, and others advocated a Buddhism that was radical in two respects. Firstly, they adopted

Mapping Modern Mahayana

Mapping Modern Mahayana

File Size : 95,95 MB
Total View : 2902 Views
DOWNLOAD

This book presents a multi-sited ethnographic study of the global development of the Taiwanese Buddhist order Fo Guang Shan. It explores the order’s modern Bu

Buddhist Historiography in China

Buddhist Historiography in China

File Size : 86,86 MB
Total View : 6247 Views
DOWNLOAD

Winner, 2023 Toshihide Numata Book Award, Numata Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of California, Berkeley Since the early days of Buddhism in China