Neither Monk nor Layman: Clerical Marriage in Modern Japanese Buddhism

Contents

Contents Figures and Table xi Preface xiii Preface to the Paperback Edition xix Acknowledgments xxi Reference Abbreviations xxiii Ministries and Other Government Institutions xxv Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Pre-Meiji Precedents 9 Chapter 3 Jōdo Shin Buddhism and the Edo Period Debate over Nikujiki Saitai 36 Chapter 4 The Household Registration System and the Buddhist Clergy 58 Chapter 5 Passage of the Nikujiki Saitai Law: The Clergy and the Formation of Meiji Buddhist Policy 95 Chapter 6 Horses with Horns: The Attack on Nikujiki Saitai 114 Chapter 7 Denominational Resistance and the Modification of Government Policy 148 Chapter 8 Tanaka Chigaku and the Buddhist Clerical Marriage: Toward a Positive Appraisal of Family Life 165 Chapter 9 The Aftermath: From Doctrinal Concern to Practical Problem 189 Chapter 10 Almost Home 228 Glossary 243 Bibliography 254 Index 275 ...