Introduction to Japanese Buddhism

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Engaged Buddhism in Japan Vols. 1 & 2 -a complete guide to our course!
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies based at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in Nagoya
Timeline of Japanese Buddhist History and Development
Wikipedia’s Buddhism in Japan!!!
Background in Socially Engaged Buddhism as the practice of confronting suffering in the world
The Four Noble Truths as Social Analysis and Praxis
The Tiep Hien Precepts by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Three Dimensions of the Great Turning by Joanna Macy

The civilizational culture of Buddhism meets Japan’s particular cultural identity

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Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples (small excerpt) by Hajime Nakamura (University of Hawaii Press, 1964) – entire text available in the library
Japanese Civilization : A Comparative View by S. N. Eisenstadt (especially Chapter 10: Some Aspects of the Transformation of Confucianism and Buddhism in Japan) available in the library; for a review of the book by David R. Loy
Cultural Tradition, Historical Experience, and Social Change: The Limits of Convergence by S. N. Eisenstadt
Japanese Ethics: Beyond Good and Evil by Robert J. Wargo
Japanese Religion and Society : Paradigms of Structure and Change by Winston Davis (State University of New York Press, 1992) available in the library
Against Harmony: Progressive and Radical Buddhism in Modern Japan by James Mark Shields (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017) available in the library
Video Lecture: The Unique Characteristics of Modern Japanese Buddhism by Rev. Masazumi Okano (President of the Kodo Kyodan Buddhist Fellowship, INEB Advisory Committee, Japan Buddhist Federation Board member) December 17, 2020