Rethinking the Interdependence of Buddhism and the State in Late Edo and Meiji Japan

IF 0.3 3区 哲学 0 RELIGION JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-11-14 DOI:10.18874/jjrs.49.1.2022.89-113
C. Kleine
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This article asks how the Buddhist paradigm of the interdependence between the Buddha’s law and the ruler’s law was modified over the centuries and reinterpreted by nineteenth-century authors in the face of rapid political, social, and epistemic changes. An analysis of relevant texts reveals continuities as well as discontinuities. While the paradigm’s basic function of guaranteeing autonomy and protection to Buddhist institutions remained largely unchanged, remarkable transformations in the argumentation are evident. Despite, or because of, the precarious position of Buddhism in the early Meiji period, Buddhist authors from this era choose an apologetic strategy. With some slight differences, they emphasize almost exclusively the intramundane benefits of Buddhism and thus defend themselves against the accusation that Buddhism is solely relevant to otherworldly matters. The most radical innovation, however, is the assertion that all secular norms and rules of governance are ultimately Buddhist in origin.
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重新思考江户晚期和明治日本佛教与国家的相互依存关系
这篇文章询问,面对快速的政治、社会和认识论变化,佛教关于佛陀律法和统治者律法之间相互依存的范式是如何在几个世纪里被修改和重新解释的。对相关文本的分析揭示了连续性和不连续性。尽管该范式保障佛教机构自主权和保护的基本功能在很大程度上保持不变,但论证中的显著转变是显而易见的。尽管或因为佛教在明治初期的不稳定地位,这个时代的佛教作家还是选择了道歉的策略。虽然有一些细微的差异,但他们几乎完全强调佛教的内在利益,从而为自己辩护,反对佛教只与超凡脱俗的事物有关的指责。然而,最激进的创新是断言所有世俗规范和治理规则最终都源自佛教。
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期刊介绍: The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies is a peer-reviewed journal registered as an Open Access Journal with all content freely downloadable. The journal began in 1960 as Contemporary Religions in Japan, which was changed to the JJRS in 1974. It has been published by the Nanzan Institute since 1981. The JJRS aims for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of religion in Japan, and submissions are welcomed from scholars in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. To submit a manuscript or inquiry about publishing in our journal, please contact us at the address below.
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