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A History of Women in Japanese Buddhism : Nichiren ’ s Perspectives on the Enlightenment of Women
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kurihara, Toshie |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | THE Buddhist thinker and reformer Nichiren (1222–1282) is considered among the most progressive of the founders of Kamakura Buddhism, in that he consistently championed the capacity of women to achieve salvation throughout his ecclesiastic writings. This paper will examine Nichiren's perspectives on women, shaped through his interpretation of the 28-chapter Lotus Sutra of Gautama Shakyamuni in India, a version of the scripture translated by Buddhist scholar Kumarajiva from Sanskrit to Chinese in 406. The paper's focus is twofold: First, to review doctrinal issues concerning the spiritual potential of women to attain enlightenment and Nichiren's treatises on these issues, which he posited contrary to the prevailing social and religious norms of medieval Japan. And second, to survey the practical solutions that Nichiren, given the social context of his time, offered to the personal challenges that his women followers confronted in everyday life. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.iop.or.jp/Documents/0313/kurihara.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
