Marriage, Adoption, and Honganji
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14680686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol Richmond Tsang (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japanese Journal of Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-1042 |
| Publisher | Nanzan University (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.18874/jjrs.32.1.2005.53-83 |
| OpenAlex | W2315466311 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Honganji branch of True Pure Land Buddhism, unlike other Buddhist institutions in the Muromachi period, explicitly followed a hereditary, dynastic model for its leadership. Honganji's policies arranging marriage and adoption contributed to the expansion and definition of the sect in the fifteenth century, and to its acceptance as a legitimate branch of Buddhism. Secondarily, when the sect experienced a civil war in Kaga in 1531, differences in marital and adoptive policies between the earlier temples and those led by Rennyo's children contributed to the defeat of the latter
Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |