Paul Groner
Biographic Data
| ID | 5590244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Groner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Groner |
| SIGNATURE | GRONER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts
In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals ( kanjō ) of Buddhist origin. This is the first book to address in a comprehensive way the multiple forms and aspects of these rituals also in relation to other Asian contexts. The multidisciplinary chapters in the book address the origins of these rituals in ancient Persia and India and their developments in China and Tibet, befor…
The Lotus Sutra and the Perfect-Sudden Precepts
Most accounts of Saich's reforms of the ordination ceremony describe it as a substitution of the Fanwang jing precepts for those of the vinaya. However, the Lotus Sutra also served as a key element of Tendai views of the precepts and ordinations, frequently surpassing the Fanwang jing in importance. The Lotus Sutra included little that could be called precepts in the sense of rules that were to be followed. By investigating the manner in which a …
Training Through Debates in Medieval Tendai and Seizan-ha Temples
This article focuses on the debate system formulated by monks surrounding Jitsudō Ninkū (1309–1388), a figure who played an important role in both Tendai and Jōdoshū Seizan-ha. A large amount of doctrinal literature from this group has been published in recent years, including debates and extensive lectures on the Tendai, Esoteric Buddhism, Pure Land, and Mahayana Vinaya (Fanwangjing) traditions. By focusing on sets of monastery rules and the col…
Training Through Debates in Medieval Tendai and Seizan-ha Temples
Training Through Debates in Medieval Tendai and Seizan-ha Temples
Ryōgen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century
This work focuses on the transformation of the Tendai School from a small and impoverished group of monks in the early ninth century to its emergence as the most powerful and influential school in Japanese Buddhism in the last half of the tenth century
A medieval Japanese reading of the Mo-ho chih-kuan: Placing the Kankō ruijū in historical context
Although recent Japanese debates over hongaku thought have attracted considerable attention in the West, very few studies of actual Tendai hongaku texts have appeared in Western languages. In this study one text, the Kank6 ruijii, is examined and placed in a historical context to demonstrate that it is a serious attempt by medieval Japanese scholars to interpret Chih-i's Mo-ho chih-kuan. Particular attention is paid to issues of how Zen models of…
Annen, Tankei, Henjō, and monastic discipline in the Tendai School: The background of the Futsū jubosatsukai kōshaku
During the middle and late Heian period (eleventh and twelfth centuries), monastic discipline in Japanese Buddhism declined drastically. Many monks began to carry weapons and engage in armed warfare, frequently against other monks of the same school. number of sociological, political, and economic explanations have been offered for these events: for example, the influx of nobles into monasteries and their domination of top positions in the monast…
Saichō: The establishment of the Japanese Tendai School
Saicho (767-822), the founder of the Tendai School, is one of the great masters of Japanese Buddhism. This edition, which includes a new preface by the author, makes available again a classic work on this important figure's life and accomplishments. Groner's study focuses on Saicho's founding of the great monastic center on Mount Hiei, the leading religious institution of medieval Japan, and his radical move to adopt for purposes of ordination th…
Japanese Religion in the Modern Century
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Japanese Religion in the Modern Century
Saichō: The establishment of the Japanese Tendai School
Saicho (767-822), the founder of the Tendai School, is one of the great masters of Japanese Buddhism. This edition, which includes a new preface by the author, makes available again a classic work on this important figure's life and accomplishments. Groner's study focuses on Saicho's founding of the great monastic center on Mount Hiei, the leading religious institution of medieval Japan, and his radical move to adopt for purposes of ordination th…
Annen, Tankei, Henjō, and monastic discipline in the Tendai School: The background of the Futsū jubosatsukai kōshaku
During the middle and late Heian period (eleventh and twelfth centuries), monastic discipline in Japanese Buddhism declined drastically. Many monks began to carry weapons and engage in armed warfare, frequently against other monks of the same school. number of sociological, political, and economic explanations have been offered for these events: for example, the influx of nobles into monasteries and their domination of top positions in the monast…
A medieval Japanese reading of the Mo-ho chih-kuan: Placing the Kankō ruijū in historical context
Although recent Japanese debates over hongaku thought have attracted considerable attention in the West, very few studies of actual Tendai hongaku texts have appeared in Western languages. In this study one text, the Kank6 ruijii, is examined and placed in a historical context to demonstrate that it is a serious attempt by medieval Japanese scholars to interpret Chih-i's Mo-ho chih-kuan. Particular attention is paid to issues of how Zen models of…
Ryōgen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century
This work focuses on the transformation of the Tendai School from a small and impoverished group of monks in the early ninth century to its emergence as the most powerful and influential school in Japanese Buddhism in the last half of the tenth century
Training Through Debates in Medieval Tendai and Seizan-ha Temples
This article focuses on the debate system formulated by monks surrounding Jitsudō Ninkū (1309–1388), a figure who played an important role in both Tendai and Jōdoshū Seizan-ha. A large amount of doctrinal literature from this group has been published in recent years, including debates and extensive lectures on the Tendai, Esoteric Buddhism, Pure Land, and Mahayana Vinaya (Fanwangjing) traditions. By focusing on sets of monastery rules and the col…
Training Through Debates in Medieval Tendai and Seizan-ha Temples
Training Through Debates in Medieval Tendai and Seizan-ha Temples
The Lotus Sutra and the Perfect-Sudden Precepts
Most accounts of Saich's reforms of the ordination ceremony describe it as a substitution of the Fanwang jing precepts for those of the vinaya. However, the Lotus Sutra also served as a key element of Tendai views of the precepts and ordinations, frequently surpassing the Fanwang jing in importance. The Lotus Sutra included little that could be called precepts in the sense of rules that were to be followed. By investigating the manner in which a …
Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts
In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals ( kanjō ) of Buddhist origin. This is the first book to address in a comprehensive way the multiple forms and aspects of these rituals also in relation to other Asian contexts. The multidisciplinary chapters in the book address the origins of these rituals in ancient Persia and India and their developments in China and Tibet, befor…
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