Adding Flesh to Bones: Kiyozawa Manshi’s Seishinshugi in Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought

Published by University of Hawaii Press 2022

Adding Flesh to Bones

Kiyozawa Manshi’s Seishinshugi in Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought

Edited by: Mark L. Blum , Michael Conway and Richard K. Payne
With contributions by: Mami Iwata , Setsuo Miura , Fumihiko Sueki , Yusetsu Nishimoto , Nobuhiro Yamamoto , Eiju Fukushima , Michihiro Ama , Micah Auerback , Robert F. Rhodes , Shoto Hase , James C. Dobbins , Melissa Anne-Marie Curley , Paul B. Watt and Takeshi Kaku
Translated by: Dylan Toda and Wayne S. Yokoyama

In the series Pure Land Buddhist Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824892081

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This collection of seventeen essays situates modern Shin Buddhist thinker Kiyozawa Manshi (1863–1903) and his new form of spirituality, Seishinshugi, in the broader context of Buddhism and religious thought in modern Japan. The work highlights several factors that led to the development of Kiyozawa’s ideas and demonstrates the broad influence that he and his disciples had, putting in relief both the events that led Kiyozawa to set forth his unique formulation of a modern Shin Buddhist religiosity in Seishinshugi and the ways in which those ideas became a force that shaped a large part of Japan’s religious landscape well past the middle of the twentieth century.

The book is made up of historical studies that explore the significance of Seishinshugi from a variety of perspectives and chapters that attempt to introduce some of the original ideas of Seishinshugi thinkers and other modern Shin proponents such as Sasaki Gesshō (1875–1926) and Yasuda Rijin (1900–1982). The inclusion of several translations of recent Japanese scholarship on Kiyozawa and Seishinshugi provides a snapshot of the state of the field for Kiyozawa studies today in Japan.

Several early chapters present issues that Kiyozawa addressed in his formulations of Seishinshugi. His relationship with Inoue Enryō (1858–1919) is discussed in depth, as is his understanding of the Tannishō and new research indicating that Seishinshugi might more closely represent the thought of Kiyozawa’s disciples than his own. This portion ends with a consideration of the reinvention of Kiyozawa’s historical image by his followers after his death. Later chapters bring together research into the specific ways in which Kiyozawa’s legacy shaped the Japanese religious and philosophical environment in the last century, including contributions on female spirituality as expressed in the Seishinshugi movement and the influence of Kiyozawa and Soga Ryōjin (1875–1971) on the Kyoto School and its implications. Other essays highlight approaches to finding meaning in Shin doctrines by Sasaki, Soga, and Yasuda, and how D. T. Suzuki, an Ōtani University colleague, fits into the movement as a whole.

Author / Editor information

Blum Mark L. :

Mark L. Blum is professor and Shinjo Ito Distinguished Chair in Japanese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.Conway Michael :

Michael Conway is associate professor in the Shin Buddhist Studies Department at Ōtani University.Payne Richard K. :

Richard K. Payne is Yehan Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley.Sueki Fumihiko :

Sueki Fumihiko is emeritus professor at Tokyo University and at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto.Ama Michihiro :

Michihiro Ama is associate professor at Otani University, Japan.Rhodes Robert F. :

Robert F. Rhodes is professor of Buddhist studies at Otani University in Kyoto.

Dobbins James C. :

James C. Dobbins is Fairchild Professor Emeritus of Religion and East Asian Studies at Oberlin College.Curley Melissa Anne-Marie :

Melissa Anne-Marie Curley is assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Studies at the Ohio State University.Watt Paul B. :

Paul B. Watt is professor at the Center for International Education, Waseda University, and adviser to Waseda’s International Division. In the United States, he has taught at Grinnell College and Columbia University and is professor emeritus of Asian studies at DePauw University.Mark L. Blum (Editor)
Mark L. Blum is professor and Shinjo Ito Distinguished Chair in Japanese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Michael Conway (Editor)
Michael Conway is associate professor in the Shin Buddhist Studies Department at Ōtani University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Series Editor’s Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Conventions Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Robert F. Rhodes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. Kiyozawa and Seishinshugi: Formative Roots
Chapter 1. Kiyozawa Manshi’s Response to the Personalizing of the Two Truths in Modern Shinshū Mark L. Blum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 2. Nishi Honganji’s Responses during Japan’s Transition to Modernity Iwata Mami Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Chapter 3. Inoue Enryō and Kiyozawa Manshi Miura Setsuo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Chapter 4. Religion and Ethics in Kiyozawa Manshi’s T hought Sueki Fumihiko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Chapter 5. New Perspectives on Kiyozawa Manshi and the Tannishō Nishimoto Yūsetsu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Chapter 6. The Truth about Seishinshugi Yamamoto Nobuhiro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
Chapter 7. The Resurrection of Kiyozawa Manshi Fukushima Eiju Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Part II. The Legacy of Seishinshugi: Impact and Influence
Chapter 8. Voices of Buddhist Women in Modern Japan Michihiro Ama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Chapter 9. Philosophy of Religion in the Thought of Kiyozawa Manshi and Nishida Kitarō Sugimoto Kōichi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Chapter 10. Sasaki Gesshō, Seishinshugi, and the Buddha Śākyamuni Micah Auerback Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Chapter 11. The Role of the Ālayavijñāna in Soga Ryōjin’s Reinterpretation of Dharmākara Bodhisattva Michael Conway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Chapter 12. Soga Ryōjin’s Shinran’s View of Buddhist History Robert F. Rhodes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Chapter 13. Soga Ryōjin’s Understanding of Merit Transference Hase Shōtō Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	296
Chapter 14. D. T. Suzuki and the Ōtani School of Seishinshugi James C. Dobbins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Chapter 15. Sincerity of Spirit Melissa Anne-Marie Curley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Chapter 16. Yasuda Rijin’s Shin Buddhism and Western Thought Paul B. Watt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	374
Chapter 17. Being-within-the-Tathāgata in Yasuda Rijin’s Thought Kaku Takeshi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	390
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 490
Illustrations
- Other: 4 b&w illustrations
Keywords: Buddhism; Japan; Japanese Religion; Seishinshugi; Shin Buddhism

eBook

Published: April 30, 2022
ISBN: 9780824892081