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| Key Tenets of Classical Buddhist Dharma Leave Space for the Practice of Abortion and are Upheld by Contemporary Japanese Buddhist Mizuko Kuyo Remembrance Rituals | ||
| 作者 | Brown, Hannah Jean (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Journal of Religion & Health |
| 卷期 | v.58 n.2 |
| 出版日期 | 2019.04 |
| 頁次 | 476 - 489 |
| 出版者 | Springer Science & Business Media B.V. |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.springer.com/gp/ |
| 出版地 | Dordrecht, the Netherlands [多德雷赫特, 荷蘭] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Religious studies; Abortion; Japanese; Mizuko kuyō; Buddhism |
| 摘要 | Core Buddhist principles of continuity, karmic assignment, and emphasis on separation of mind from body, permit, though do not expressly advocate for, the practice of abortion. Further, in certain contemporary contexts, Buddhist practices exist to mitigate the suffering experienced by women who have lost an unborn child, whether through abortion or miscarriage. In modern-day Japan for example, many Buddhists practice mizuko kuyō, a set of formal remembrance rituals, which provides structured support to families in their efforts to mourn, to remember the departed, and to celebrate the redirection of human potential. This contemporary practice is consistent with aforementioned tenets of early Buddhist thought. Although seemingly oxymoronic, the Buddhist view of abortion and the mizuko kuyō rituals are human-centric, not only for the families but also for the redirected. Other societies, cultures, and theological perspectives have and may further benefit from reframing any interpretation of abortion, not as an inherently moral or immoral act (i.e., a binary), but rather as an act overwhelmingly characterized by the complexity of human emotion in the face of unimaginable loss. This humanistic conceptualization of abortion is manifested by the modern Buddhist practice of mizuko kuyō. |
| 目次 | Abstract 476 Introduction 477 Continuity 478 Assignment of Karma 479 Separation of Mind from Body 480 The Beliefs that Underlie Mizuko Kuyō Rites Practiced in Japan are Consistent with Classical Buddhist Principles 481 Personal, Societal, Medical, and Political Utility of Practicing Mizuko Kuyō in America 484 Conclusion 488 References 488 |
| ISSN | 00224197 (P); 15736571 (E) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00763-4 |
| 點閱次數 | 216 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.07.06 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.07.06 |
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