Reformist Buddhist Groups in the Late Meiji Era and Their Relationship to Christianity

This paper explores the attitude towards Christianity among the so-called “New Buddhists” in the late Meiji era, i.e. members and sympathizers of the reformist Buddhist groups Keiikai and Bukkyō seito dōshikai. Whereas an anti-Christian attitude prevailed among Buddhist intellectuals up to the 1880...

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Autor principal:	Monika Schrimpf
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Lenguaje:	EN PL
Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2020
Materias:	christianity New Buddhism Meiji era Buddhist Puritans Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology GN301-674
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:84815804a2794b27b3089ba8094079c42021-11-27T12:55:18ZReformist Buddhist Groups in the Late Meiji Era and Their Relationship to Christianity10.12797/RM.02.2019.06.022544-21392544-2546https://doaj.org/article/84815804a2794b27b3089ba8094079c42020-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/relacje/article/view/1250https://doaj.org/toc/2544-2139https://doaj.org/toc/2544-2546 This paper explores the attitude towards Christianity among the so-called “New Buddhists” in the late Meiji era, i.e. members and sympathizers of the reformist Buddhist groups Keiikai and Bukkyō seito dōshikai. Whereas an anti-Christian attitude prevailed among Buddhist intellectuals up to the 1880s and 1890s, the New Buddhists advocated religious tolerance and the unbiased study of religions. By analysing the writings of Furukawa Rōsen and prominent members of the Bukkyō seito dōshikai, particularly Sakaino Kōyō and Katō Genchi, this paper reconstructs how these Buddhist groups approached Christianity on the basis of comparative and historical studies, and based on their conviction that religion should serve societal goals and be compatible with the scientific knowledge of their times. Monika SchrimpfKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticlechristianityNew BuddhismMeiji eraBuddhist PuritansEthnology. Social and cultural anthropologyGN301-674ENPLRelacje Międzykulturowe, Vol 3, Iss 2(6) (2020)
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description	This paper explores the attitude towards Christianity among the so-called “New Buddhists” in the late Meiji era, i.e. members and sympathizers of the reformist Buddhist groups Keiikai and Bukkyō seito dōshikai. Whereas an anti-Christian attitude prevailed among Buddhist intellectuals up to the 1880s and 1890s, the New Buddhists advocated religious tolerance and the unbiased study of religions. By analysing the writings of Furukawa Rōsen and prominent members of the Bukkyō seito dōshikai, particularly Sakaino Kōyō and Katō Genchi, this paper reconstructs how these Buddhist groups approached Christianity on the basis of comparative and historical studies, and based on their conviction that religion should serve societal goals and be compatible with the scientific knowledge of their times.
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title	Reformist Buddhist Groups in the Late Meiji Era and Their Relationship to Christianity
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Reformist Buddhist Groups in the Late Meiji Era and Their Relationship to Christianity

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