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| The Bodhisattva and relationship: Thich Nhat Hanh and Rita Gross on the integration of parenting and Buddhist practice among non-Asian, North American Buddhists | ||
| 作者 | White, Marybeth (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Masters Abstracts International |
| 卷期 | v.43 n.3 M |
| 出版日期 | 2004 |
| 出版者 | ProQuest LLC |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.proquest.com/ |
| 出版地 | Ann Arbor, MI, US [安娜堡, 密西根州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 碩士 |
| 校院名稱 | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| 系所名稱 | Faculty of Arts |
| 指導教授 | McLellan, J. |
| 畢業年度 | 2004 |
| 附註項 | 150p |
| 關鍵詞 | 一行禪師=Thich Nhat Hanh; 入世佛教=人間佛教=Engaged Buddhism=Humanistic Buddhism; 心靈=Spiritual; 比丘=Buddhist Monk=Bhiksu=Bhikkhu; 佛教人物=Buddhist; 修行方法=修行法門=Practice; 涅槃=Parinibbana=Nibbana=Nirvana; 菩薩=Bodhisattva; 開悟=證悟=Satori=Enlightenment; 靜坐=Meditation; 禪修=Meditation; 轉世=輪迴=Samsara=Rebirth=Reincarnation |
| 摘要 | One of the key elements in the growth and adaptation of Buddhism in North America is the integration of Buddhist practice and family life (see Farrer-Halls: 2002, 88; Ikeda-Nash: 2000, 297-300; Tsomo: 2000, 327; 1999b, 26; 1995, 12; Gross: 1999b, 105; Nhat Hanh: 1996, 200; Mandell: 1995, 51; Boucher: [1988] 1993). Scholars and practitioners acknowledge the difficulty balancing childcare with a strict meditation practice adopted by many non-Asian North American Buddhists, as well as the long term ramifications of addressing Buddhist practices and what have been issues traditionally associated with the Buddhist realm of samsara rather than nirvana . By appealing to the Mahayana notion of a bodhisattva many practitioners seek to validate parenting as a path toward spiritual growth and enlightenment. This thesis examines the writings of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk and scholar, who addresses the integration of parenting and Buddhist practice. Thich Nhat Hanh is frequently associated with "socially engaged" Buddhism. This research explores the expansion of "social engagement" to include micro issues such as family dynamics as well as the macro topics of socio-political and environmental injustices. Thich Nhat Hanh's work is juxtaposed with Rita Gross, a Buddhist practitioner and religious studies scholar who, unlike Thich Nhat Hanh, addresses the question of gender and the historical role of motherhood in traditional Buddhist praxis. This thesis identifies three areas which need to be addressed to provide for an egalitarian integration of family life and Buddhist practice among non-Asian North Americans. First, micro issues of family and personal relationships are valid forms of socially engaged Buddhism. Two, the issue of gender roles within family life and Buddhist practice must be examined. Three, the notion of non-attachment within parenting will need to be fully explored, theoretically and experientially. |
| ISBN | 0612966011; 9780612966017 |
| ISSN | 08989095 (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 470 |
| 建檔日期 | 2005.09.23 |
| 更新日期 | 2022.03.23 |
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