Buddhism in the Modern World: Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition

299 Pages·2003·1.64 MB·English

by  Steven Heine

Buddhism in the
Modern World:
Adaptations of an
Ancient Tradition
STEVEN HEINE
CHARLES S. PREBISH,
Editors
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Buddhism in the
Modern World
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Buddhism in the
Modern World
Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition
edited by
steven heine and charles s. prebish
1
2003
3
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Buddhism in the modern world : adaptations of an ancient tradition/
edited by Steven Heine and Charles S. Prebish.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-19-514697-2; ISBN 0-19-514698-0 (pbk.)
1. Buddhism—History—20th century. I. Heine, Steven, 1950– II.
Prebish, Charles S.
BQ316 .B83 2003
294.3'09'04—dc21 2002015649
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Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
Acknowledgments
The editors thank their respective institutions, Florida International
University and Pennsylvania State University, for research support
to complete this book, as well as Cynthia Read, the editor at Oxford
University Press, for her help in shaping the direction of the project.
In addition, we thank Wendy Lo for her diligent work in editing the
manuscript.
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Contents
Contributors, ix
Introduction: Traditions and Transformations in Modern
Buddhism, 3
1. Aniconism Versus Iconism in Thai Buddhism, 9
Donald K. Swearer
2. The Modernization of Sinhalese Buddhism as Reflected
in the Dambulla Cave Temples, 27
Nathan Katz
3. Varying the Vinaya: Creative Responses to Modernity, 45
Charles S. Prebish
4. Master Hongyi Looks Back: A Modern Man Becomes a
Monk in Twentieth-Century China, 75
Raoul Birnbaum
5. Transitions in the Practice and Defense of Chinese
Pure Land Buddhism, 125
Charles B. Jones
6. Won Buddhism: The Historical Context of Sot’aesan’s
Reformation of Buddhism for the Modern World, 143
Bongkil Chung
7. Abbreviation or Aberration: The Role of the Shushògi in Modern
Sòtò Zen Buddhism, 169
Steven Heine
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8. “By Imperial Edict and Shogunal Decree”: Politics and the Issue
of the Ordination Platform in Modern Lay Nichiren Buddhism, 193
Jacqueline I. Stone
9. The Making of the Western Lama, 221
Daniel Cozort
10. “Liberate the Mahabodhi Temple!” Socially Engaged Buddhism,
Dalit-Style, 249
Tara N. Doyle
Index, 281