39. A Refutation of Clerical Marriage

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PRINCETON READINGS IN RELIGIONS v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. Contributors xi
5. Religions of India in Practice
6. Introduction: A Brief History of Religions in India 3
7. 1. Bengali Songs to Kālī 51
8. 2. Women's Celebration of Muḥammad's Birth 73
9. 3. Encountering the Smallpox Goddess: The Auspicious Song of Śītalā 79
10. 4. Jain Stories Inspiring Renunciation 88
11. 5. Mother Ten's Stories 94
12. 6. The Life of Guru Nānak 109
13. 7. Ascetic Withdrawal or Social Engagement 122
14. 8. The Exemplary Devotion of the "Servant of Hari" 136
15. 9. The Origin of Linga Worship 150
16. Buddhism in Practice
17. Introduction 165
18. 10. Consecrating the Buddha 197
19. 11. Sūtra on the Merit of Bathing the Buddha 206
20. 12. The Whole Universe as a Sūtra 216
21. 13. The Book of Resolving Doubts Concerning the Semblance Dharma 222
22. 14. Auspicious Things 237
23. 15. Daily Life in the Assembly 252
24. 16. Awakening Stories of Zen Buddhist Women 270
25. 17. Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful 282
26. Religions of China in Practice
27. Introduction: The Spirits of Chinese Religion 295
28. 18. Laozi: Ancient Philosopher, Master of Immortality, and God 330
29. 19. The Lives and Teachings of the Divine Lord of Zitong 342
30. 20. A Sūtra Promoting the White-robed Guanyin as Giver of Sons 350
31. 21. Body Gods and Inner Vision: The Scripture of the Yellow Court 359
32. 22. Teachings of a Spirit Medium 366
33. 23. Spellbinding 376
34. 24. Record of the Feng and Shan Sacrifices 386
35. 25. The Law of the Spirits 396
36. 26. Shrines to Local Former Worthies 405
37. 27. The Scripture in Forty-two Sections 418
38. 28. The Scripture on Perfect Wisdom for Humane Kings Who Wish to Protect Their States 430
39. 29. Stories from an Illustrated Explanation of the Tract of the Most Exalted on Action and Response 439
40. Religions of Tibet in Practice
41. Introduction 451
42. 30. The Royal Way of Supreme Compassion 482
43. 31. Guidebook to Lapchi 490
44. 32. The Yogin Lorepa's Retreat at Lake Namtso 505
45. 33. A Fasting Ritual 517
46. 34. The Regulations of a Monastery 539
47. 35. A Prayer for Deliverance from Rebirth 556
48. 36. Turning Back Gossip 572
49. 37. A Prayer Flag for Tārā 583
50. Religions of Japan in Practice
51. Introduction 591
52. 38. Kaibara Ekken's Precepts on the Family 613
53. 39. A Refutation of Clerical Marriage 629
54. 40. The Contemplation of Suchness 638
55. 41. Chidō's Dreams of Buddhism 649
56. 42. The Confucian Monarchy of Nara Japan 660
57. 43. Nationalistic Shintō: A Child's Guide to Yasukuni Shrine 666
58. 44. The Founding of Mount Kōya and Kūkai's Eternal Meditation 672
59. 45. Motoori Norinaga on the Two Shrines at Ise 678
60. 46. Sasaki Shōten: Toward a Postmodern Shinshū Theology 694
61. 47. Contemporary Zen Buddhist Tracts for the Laity: Grassroots Buddhism in Japan 713
62. Index 725