On Buddhism /
Nishitani, Keiji, 1900-
On Buddhism / Keiji Nishitani ; translated by Seisaku Yamamoto and Robert E. Carter ; introduction by Robert E. Carter ; foreward by Jan Van Bragt. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006. - xi, 175 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"On Buddhism presents the first English-language translation of a series of lectures by Keiji Nishitani (1900-1990), a major Buddhist thinker and a key figure in the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy. Originally delivered in the early 1970s, these lectures focus on the transformation of culture in the modern age and the subsequent decline in the importance of the family and religion. Nishitani's concern is that modernity, with its individualism, materialism, and contractual ethics, is an insufficient basis for human relationships. With deep insight into both Buddhism and Christianity, he explores such issues as the nature of genuine human existence, the major role of conscience in our advance to authenticity, and the needed transformation of religion. Nishitani criticizes contemporary Buddhism for being too esoteric and asks that it "come down from Mt. Hiei" to reestablish itself as a vital source of worthy ideals and to point toward a way of remaining human even in a modern and postmodern world."--BOOK JACKET.
0791467856 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0791467864 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780791467855 9780791467862
2006003692
Buddhism.
BQ4055 / .N5713 2006
On Buddhism / Keiji Nishitani ; translated by Seisaku Yamamoto and Robert E. Carter ; introduction by Robert E. Carter ; foreward by Jan Van Bragt. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006. - xi, 175 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"On Buddhism presents the first English-language translation of a series of lectures by Keiji Nishitani (1900-1990), a major Buddhist thinker and a key figure in the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy. Originally delivered in the early 1970s, these lectures focus on the transformation of culture in the modern age and the subsequent decline in the importance of the family and religion. Nishitani's concern is that modernity, with its individualism, materialism, and contractual ethics, is an insufficient basis for human relationships. With deep insight into both Buddhism and Christianity, he explores such issues as the nature of genuine human existence, the major role of conscience in our advance to authenticity, and the needed transformation of religion. Nishitani criticizes contemporary Buddhism for being too esoteric and asks that it "come down from Mt. Hiei" to reestablish itself as a vital source of worthy ideals and to point toward a way of remaining human even in a modern and postmodern world."--BOOK JACKET.
0791467856 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0791467864 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780791467855 9780791467862
2006003692
Buddhism.
BQ4055 / .N5713 2006