Anarchy in the Pure Land
Reinventing the Cult of Maitreya in Modern Chinese Buddhism
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 26 October 2017
- ISBN 9780190491161
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages352 pages
- Size 239x155x30 mm
- Weight 590 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 4 illus. 20
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Short description:
Anarchy in the Pure Land shows that the modern Chinese reinvention of cult of Maitreya, the future Buddha, functioned as an important site for articulating a Buddhist vision of modernity.
MoreLong description:
Anarchy in the Pure Land investigates the cult of Maitreya, the future Buddha, promoted by the Chinese Buddhist reform movement spearheaded by Taixu. The cult presents an apparent anomaly: It shows precisely the kind of concern for ritual, supernatural beings, and the afterlife that the reformers supposedly rejected in the name of "modernity." This book shows that, rather than a concession to tradition, the reimagining of ideas and practices associated with Maitreya was an important site for formulating a Buddhist vision of modernity.
Justin Ritzinger argues that the cult of Maitreya represents an attempt to articulate a new constellation of values, integrating novel understandings of the good-clustered around modern visions of utopia-with the central Buddhist goal of Buddhahood. Part One traces the roots of this constellation to Taixu's youthful career as an anarchist. Part Two examines its articulation in the Maitreya School's theology and its social development from its inception to World War II. Part Three looks at its subsequent decline and contemporary legacy within and beyond orthodox Buddhism.
This book sheds new light on the origins of Humanistic Buddhism, the Tantric Revival, and contemporary Sinic Buddhism. It also adds nuance to our understanding of Taixu's modernism. Scholars of modern Chinese Buddhism and global Buddhist modernities will greatly benefit from this book. Additionally, the writing is accessible enough to be read by advanced undergraduates and non-specialists.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maitreya?
Part I: Taixu's Buddhist Radicalism
Chapter One: Portrait of the Master as a Young Anarchist
Chapter Two: Disorienting Frameworks
Part II: The Cult of Maitreya
Chapter Three: A New Cult for New Buddhists
Chapter Four: Bodhisattva of Progress
Part III: Worlds Closing and Opening
Chapter Five: Future Interrupted
Chapter Six: Reawakening Maitreya-Legacies Orthodox and Heterodox
Conclusion: Remembrances of Futures Past
