Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: Regardless of his own stated purpose or expected outcome for the Rissho ankoku ron, one of Nichiren's accomplishments in writing this treatise was the articulation of a canon, that is, a list of texts that were deemed true and authoritative from his perspective, as distinguished from other writings that were not.This essay explores the process of canon formation in Nichiren Buddhism, focusing on the structure and argument of the Rissho ankoku ron.Noting five notions present in the process of canon forma tion, namely, selectivity, hierarchy, closure, orthodoxy, and legitimation, it examines the particular way these elements are manifest in the treatise in question.
Author: William E Deal
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2187390239