The Teaching and Teachings of Temple Buddhism in Contemporary Japan

by Stephen G. Covell

How have Buddhist teachings come to be in modern and contemporary Japan and how are they taught? This pioneering work seeks to answer these questions by highlighting the public teachings of Temple Buddhism institutions, in particular Temple Buddhism kindergartens and Buddhist secondary schools and colleges. The community outreach provided by these Buddhist facilities is far greater than any other with the possible exception of funerals yet until...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824897579
• ISBN13: 9780824897574
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 188 Pages