TY - BOOK AU - Kim,Hwansoo Ilmee AU - Park,Jin Y. TI - New Perspectives in Modern Korean Buddhism: Institution, Gender, and Secular Society SN - 1438491336 AV - BQ12 U1 - 294.309519 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Melton PB - State University of New York Press KW - Buddhism KW - Korea KW - Bouddhisme KW - Corée KW - fast KW - RELIGION / Buddhism / History KW - bisacsh KW - Religion N1 - Description based upon print version of record; Cars, Cell Phones, Recycling, and the Stock Market; Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translations and Conventions -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Korean Buddhist Nationalism, Modernity, and Institutional Reform -- Beyond the Grand Narratives in Sŏn Buddhism -- Nuns and Laywomen in Modern Korean Buddhism -- Clerical Celibacy, Marriage, Scandals, and Monastic Rules -- Secularity, Society, and Politics -- Going Forward -- Notes -- Part 1 Beyond the Grand Narratives in Zen Buddhism -- Chapter 1 What Do Zen Masters Teach Us Today? The Case of Sŏn Master Hyeam Sŏnggwan -- Introduction -- Hyeam's Life and Sŏn Thought; Self-Reflection, Social-Reflection -- What Do Zen Masters Teach Us Today? -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Paek Yongsŏng and the Boundaries of Early Modern Korean Buddhism: Historiographical Issues and the Question of Scale -- Introduction -- Paek Yongsŏng's Background and Major Activities -- Relational Approaches in the Study of Yongsŏng -- Microhistorical Studies and the Question of Scale -- Following the Flows: Networks and Systems Theories -- Concluding Reflections -- Notes -- Part 2 Nuns and Laywomen in Modern Korean Buddhism -- Chapter 3 Lady Ch'ŏn and Modern Korean Buddhism -- Introduction; Court Lady Buddhism -- Ch'ŏn as a Powerful Court Lady -- Travel to Japan, 1909 -- Ch'ŏn's Connection to the Buddhist Monk Yi Hoegwang (1862-1933) -- Yi's Appointment as Abbot of Haein Monastery -- Laying Groundwork for the Wŏnjong -- Ch'ŏn as an Ideal Lay Buddhist -- Unswerving Dedication to Yi's Visions -- Ch'ŏn's Buddhism -- Ch'ŏn's Death -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Experiencing a Different Buddhist Community: Nun Suok's Travel to Japan and Her Contribution to the Korean Community of Nuns -- Introduction -- Suok's Early Life -- Suok in Japan and Her Cross-Cultural Observations; Buddhist Nuns in Korea and Japan -- The First Modern Dharma Instructor at a Seminary for Nuns -- Participation in the Purification Movement -- Honoring the Nuns' Doctrinal Dharma Lineage -- Closing Reflections -- Notes -- Part 3 Clerical Celibacy, Marriage, Scandals, and Monastic Rules -- Chapter 5 Rethinking Married Bhikṣu: An Examination of Bhikṣu Ordinations and Clerical Marriage in 1920s Korean Buddhism -- Introduction -- Monastic Rules Revisited in Context -- Bhikṣu Precepts and Bodhisattva Precepts in the Late Nineteenth Century; The Continuous Rise of Bhikṣu and Bodhisattva Ordinations under the Japanese Colonial Regime -- The Status of Bhikṣu and Clerical Marriage at T'ongdo Monastery and Magok Monastery in 1925 and 1926 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 Flesh in the Closet: The "Secret Wife" in Korean Buddhism -- Introduction -- What Is a Secret Wife? -- Historicizing the Secret Wife -- Locating the Secret Wife -- Making Sense of the Secret Wife -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7 Monastic Regulations in Contemporary Korea -- Introduction -- Practical Vinayas -- Legislating Buddhism -- Modern Pure Rules N2 - Offers alternative approaches to the study of colonial and postcolonial Korean Buddhism, suggesting new directions for scholarship UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3300842 ER -