What is Kamakura new Buddhism? Official monks and reclusive monks
1997; Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture; Volume: 24; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.18874/jjrs.24.1-2.1997.179-189
ISSN0304-1042
Autores Tópico(s)Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
ResumoRecent scholarship has elucidated many aspects of medieval Japanese reli gion and society, leading-to a radical rethinking' of the term "Kamakura New Buddhism."Kuroda Toshio， s model of an exoteric-esoteric system (kenmitsu taisei) has been particularly influential.Nevertheless some prob lems remain.1 his article summarizes a model fo r understanding Kamakura New Buddhism in terms of the differences between official monks (kanso) and reclusive monks (tonseiso). "K am akura New B u d d h is m " refers to the schools o f M ahay an aBuddhism that developed in Japan during the Kamakura period (1180-1333)， and that dominate Japanese Buddhism today.Although people in contemporary Japan profess a general lack of interest in religion and religious institutions, most Japanese are Buddhists and have a familial affiliation to one of the schools of Kamakura New Buddhism.These schools have also exerted a ereat influence on Japanese culture and civilization, including Japanese art and lan guage.Many important scholars, including Ienaea Saburo 豕水三良！ ^ (1913-) ， Inoue Mitsusada 井 上 光 貞 ， and Kuroda Toshio 黒 田 俊 雄 ， have studied and elucidated many aspects of Kamakura New Buddhism.Kuroda Toshio's model of an exoteric-esoteric system (kenmitsu taisei 顕乾、 1 本制) has received much attention recently as a new way of understanding medieval Japanese religion and society， and oi interpreting the development of Kamakura New Buddhism.1Although I have learned much from their studies, many problems remain.In this short essay I will introduce my own model for understanding Kamakura New Buddhism, based on the difference 1 See, for example, the special issue
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