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GyÅnenâs Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries
Series: - Numen Book Series, Volume: 159
GyÅnenâs Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries is the first English translation of this work and a new assessment of it. GyÅnen (1240-1321) has been recognized for establishing a methodology for the study of Buddhism that would come to dominate Japan. The three countries GyÅnen considers are India, China and Japan. Ronald S. Green and Chanju Mun describe GyÅnenâs innovative doctrinal classification system (panjiao) for the first time and compare it to other panjiao systems. They argue that GyÅnenâs arrangement and what he chose to exclude served political purposes in the Kamakura period, and thus engage current scholarship on the construction of Japanese Buddhism.
Ronald S. Green, Ph.D. (2003), University of Wisconsin-Madison, is Associate Professor of Religions at Coastal Carolina University. He has published monographs, translations, and articles on Japanese Buddhism and Buddhism in popular culture, including Buddhism Goes to the Movies (Routledge, 2014).
Chanju Mun, Ph.D. (2002), University of Wisconsin-Madison, taught at University of the West, University of Hawaii, and Coastal Carolina University. His books are widely published and include The History of Doctrinal Classification in Chinese Buddhism (University Press of America, 2006).
Chanju Mun, Ph.D. (2002), University of Wisconsin-Madison, taught at University of the West, University of Hawaii, and Coastal Carolina University. His books are widely published and include The History of Doctrinal Classification in Chinese Buddhism (University Press of America, 2006).
"Ronald S. Green and Chanju Mun have translated for the first time into English a crucial Japanese Buddhist work that had become greatly influential in dictating the approach with which Buddhist texts were interpreted and understood in Kamakura Japan. (...) The book is an outstanding addition to the existing English-language literature of Japanese Buddhism which should be of great interest to all students of East Asian religions."
- Lehel Balogh, Hokkaido University, in: Religious Studies Review 47.1 (2021).
- Lehel Balogh, Hokkaido University, in: Religious Studies Review 47.1 (2021).
Contents
Preface
âRonald S. Green
Abbreviations
Preliminary Notes
Historical Chronology (Through GyÅnenâs Time)
List of Japanese Buddhist Monastic Ranks
List of Tables and Diagrams
Introduction: GyÅnen and the Organizational Structure of His Text
â1âThe Life of GyÅnen (1240-1321) and his Perspective in this Text
â2âThe Organizational Structure of the Text
1 Indian Foundations and Chinese Developments of the Buddha Dharma
â1âIndian Foundation
â2âChinese Developments
2 Korean Contributions to Japanese Buddhism
â1âKorea as the Political Bridge
â2âThe Introduction of Korean Buddhism into Japan
â3âThe Formation of Japanese Buddhism
3 Japanese Development of the Buddha Dharma
â1âHistorical Establishment of the Eight Older Schools of Japanese Buddhism
â2âHistorical Establishment of the Newer Kamakura Schools of GyÅnenâs Time
4 Fascicle One
ââIntroduction
â1âTransmission of the Buddha Dharma in India
â2âTransmission of the Buddha Dharma in China
5 Fascicle Two
â3âTransmission of the Various Traditions in Japan
6 Fascicle Three
â7âThe Ritsu (Vinaya) School
Colophon
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
Preface
âRonald S. Green
Abbreviations
Preliminary Notes
Historical Chronology (Through GyÅnenâs Time)
List of Japanese Buddhist Monastic Ranks
List of Tables and Diagrams
Part 1: A Sketch of The Transmission of the Buddha Dharma and Related Issues
Introduction: GyÅnen and the Organizational Structure of His Text
â1âThe Life of GyÅnen (1240-1321) and his Perspective in this Text
â2âThe Organizational Structure of the Text
1 Indian Foundations and Chinese Developments of the Buddha Dharma
â1âIndian Foundation
â2âChinese Developments
2 Korean Contributions to Japanese Buddhism
â1âKorea as the Political Bridge
â2âThe Introduction of Korean Buddhism into Japan
â3âThe Formation of Japanese Buddhism
3 Japanese Development of the Buddha Dharma
â1âHistorical Establishment of the Eight Older Schools of Japanese Buddhism
â2âHistorical Establishment of the Newer Kamakura Schools of GyÅnenâs Time
Part 2: Translation of GyÅnenâs The Narrative History of Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries
4 Fascicle One
ââIntroduction
â1âTransmission of the Buddha Dharma in India
â2âTransmission of the Buddha Dharma in China
5 Fascicle Two
â3âTransmission of the Various Traditions in Japan
6 Fascicle Three
â7âThe Ritsu (Vinaya) School
Colophon
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
All interested in Japanese history, anyone concerned with the Kamakura period and representations of Japanese Buddhism. This includes professors and graduate students of Japanese history, Asian Religions, and Buddhist Studies. University and other libraries will be interested, as well as educated laypersons.