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Jodo Shinshu Buddhism inherited many negative doctrines around women's bodies, which in some early Buddhist texts were presented as an obstacle to rebirth, and a hindrance to awakening in general. Beginning with an examination of these doctrines, the book explores Shin teachings and texts, as well as the Japanese context in which they developed, with a focus on women and rebirth in Amida's Pure Land. These doctrines are then compared to similar doctrines in Christianity and used to suggestion fruitful avenues of Christian theological reflection.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Women’s Bodies and Soteriology

Chapter One: Bodies in Early Indian Buddhism Contradictory Discourse on Human Bodies

Chapter Two: Women in Medieval Japanese Society

Chapter Three: Shin Buddhism: History, Development, and Key Texts

Chapter Four: Women’s Bodies in Shin Buddhist Texts

Chapter Five: Women and Shin Buddhism in the 21st Century Context

Bibliography

About the Author

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      Publisher: Lexington Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/5/2020 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781498536554, 978-1498536554
      ISBN10: 1498536557

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Jodo Shinshu Buddhism inherited many negative doctrines around women's bodies, which in some early Buddhist texts were presented as an obstacle to rebirth, and a hindrance to awakening in general. Beginning with an examination of these doctrines, the book explores Shin teachings and texts, as well as the Japanese context in which they developed, with a focus on women and rebirth in Amida's Pure Land. These doctrines are then compared to similar doctrines in Christianity and used to suggestion fruitful avenues of Christian theological reflection.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments

      Introduction: Women’s Bodies and Soteriology

      Chapter One: Bodies in Early Indian Buddhism Contradictory Discourse on Human Bodies

      Chapter Two: Women in Medieval Japanese Society

      Chapter Three: Shin Buddhism: History, Development, and Key Texts

      Chapter Four: Women’s Bodies in Shin Buddhist Texts

      Chapter Five: Women and Shin Buddhism in the 21st Century Context

      Bibliography

      About the Author

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