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Buddhist Environmentalism in Contemporary Japan
Abstract
The two success stories of Buddhist priests spearheading a local environmental initiative represent a small portion of the many individuals who understand their commitment to Buddhism and the traditions of temple life as requiring engagement in environmental issues. This chapter provides an overview of this type of 'Buddhist environmentalism' in Japan and offer some preliminary ideas on how the Japanese case can be understood primarily as a 'conservative conservationism'. The earliest of Japanese Buddhist denominations to promote environmentalism throughout the organization, they developed and promoted a comprehensive 'Green Plan' to the more than 15,000 temples of Sutu Zen Buddhism. The promotional materials emphasize the teachings of Dugen and Keizan. Over a hundred districts have been involved in 'street campaigns' promoting the Green Plan in front of schools and shopping areas, riverside trash clean-ups, promoting the use of kenaf and other ecofriendly products for housewives, and tree-planting projects. Keywords:Buddhist environmentalism; conservative conservationism; Green Plan; Japan; Soto Zen Buddhism
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- Authors
- Williams, D. R.
- Corresponding author
- Williams, Duncan Ryūken
- Venue
- Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Religions
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Published
- 2012-01-01
- Pages
- 373-392
- OpenAlex
- W2438748171
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1
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- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Keywords
- Buddhist ecology, Sōtō Zen, Green Plan, Buddhist priests, Dōgen, environmental campaigns, kenaf
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