Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan

Contents

Contents Series Editor’s Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Conventions xi Introduction xiii 1 Experimental Buddhism: Contexts and Trajectories 1 2 Japanese Versions of Buddhism 28 3 Social Welfare and Buddhist-Inspired Activism 70 4 Four Prototypes of Experimental Buddhism 112 5 Alternatives and Innovations in Buddhist Religious Practice 141 6 The Future of Buddhism in Japan 188 Appendix: Temples Visited 217 Notes 219 Works Cited 261 Index 277 ...