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William Elliot Griffis. The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji
The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji
Table of Contents
"I came not to destroy, but to fulfil."—THE SON OF MAN
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1895
COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
TROW DIRECTORY PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY NEW YORK
PREFACE
PRIMITIVE FAITH: RELIGION BEFORE BOOKS
CHAPTER I - PRIMITIVE FAITH: RELIGION BEFORE BOOKS
The Morse Lectureship and the Study of Comparative Religion
The People of Japan
The Amalgam of Religions
Shamanism
Mythical Zoölogy
Fetichism
Phallicism
Tree and Serpent Worship
Pantheism's Destruction of Boundaries. 26
SHINT[=O]: MYTHS AND RITUAL
CHAPTER II - SHINT[=O]: MYTHS AND RITUAL
The Japanese a Young Nation
The Ancient Documents
Origins of the Japanese People
Mikadoism the Heart of Shint[=o]
Ritual in Praise of the Sun-goddess
Phallic Symbols
Fire-myths and Ritual
"THE KOJIKI" AND ITS TEACHINGS
CHAPTER III - "THE KOJIKI" AND ITS TEACHINGS
"The Kojiki" mid its Myths of Cosmogony
Izanagi's Visit to Hades and Results
Life in Japan During the Divine Age
The Ethics of the God-way
The Rise of Mikadoism
Purification of Offences
Mikadoism Usurps the Primitive God-way
Ancient Customs and Usages
Shint[=o]'s Emphasis on Cleanliness
Prayers to Myriads of Gods
Shint[=o] Left in a State of Arrested Development
The Modern Revivalists of Kami no Michi
The Great Purification of 1870
Summary of Shint[=o]
THE CHINESE ETHICAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN
CHAPTER IV - THE CHINESE ETHICAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN
Confucius a Historical Character
Primitive Chinese Faith
Vicissitudes of Confucianism
Japanese Confucianism and Feudalism Contemporary
In Japan, Loyalty Displaces Filial Piety
The Five Relations
The Paramount Idea of Loyalty
Suicide Made Honorable
The Family Idea
The Marital Relation
The Elder and the Younger Brother
Friendship and Humanity
CONFUCIANISM IN ITS PHILOSOPHICAL FORM
CHAPTER V - CONFUCIANISM IN ITS PHILOSOPHICAL FORM
Japan's Millennium of Simple Confucianism
Survey of the Intellectual History of China
Contrast between the Chinese and Japanese Intellect
Philosophical Confucianism the Religion of the Samurai
A Medley of Pantheism
The Ideals of a Samurai
New Japan Makes Revision
The Ideal of Yamato Damashii Enlarged
THE BUDDHISM OF NORTHERN ASIA
CHAPTER VI - THE BUDDHISM OF NORTHERN ASIA
Pre-Buddhistic India
Conditions out of which Buddhism Arose
Buddhism a Logical Product of Hindu Thought
The Buddhist Millennium in India
The Development of Northern Buddhism
The Creation of Gods
The Making of a Pantheon
Buddhism Already Corrupted when brought to Japan
The Inviting Field
The New Faith Becomes Popular
Survey and Summary
RIY[=O]BU, OR MIXED BUDDHISM
CHAPTER VII - RIY[=O]BU, OR MIXED BUDDHISM
Syncretism in Religion
The Kami and the Buddhas
The Mission of Art
K[=o]b[=o] the Wonder Worker
K[=o]b[=o] Irenicon
The Hindu Yoga Becomes Japanese Riy[=o]bu
The Happy Family of Riy[=o]bu
Degradation of the Foreign Deities
Shint[=o] Buried in Buddhism
Buddhism Writes New Chapters of Decay
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune
The Gon-gen in the Processions
K[=o]b[=o]'s Work Undone
NORTHERN BUDDHISM IN ITS DOCTRINAL EVOLUTIONS
CHAPTER VIII - NORTHERN BUDDHISM IN ITS DOCTRINAL EVOLUTIONS
Chronological Outline
The Standard Doctrinal Work
Buddhism as a System of Metaphysics
Japanese Pilgrims to China
The Middle Path
The Great Vehicle
A New Chinese Sect
The Sect of the True Word
Truth Made Apparent by One's Own Thought
THE BUDDHISM OF THE JAPANESE
CHAPTER IX - THE BUDDHISM OF THE JAPANESE
The Western Paradise
H[=o]-nen, Founder of the Pure Land Sect
Characteristics of the J[=o]-d[=o] Sect
Salvation Through the Merits of Another
"Reformed" Buddhism
The Protestants of Japanese Buddhism
The Nichiren Sect
The Ultra-realism of Northern Buddhism
Doctrinal Culmination
The New Buddhism
JAPANESE BUDDHISM IN ITS MISSIONARY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER X - JAPANESE BUDDHISM IN ITS MISSIONARY DEVELOPMENT
Missionary Buddhism the Measure of Japan's Civilization
Pre-Buddhistic Japan
The Purveyors of Civilization
Ministers of Art
Resemblances between Buddhism and Christianity
The Temples and Their Symbolism
The Bell and the Cemetery
Political and Military Influences
Literature, and Education
Things Which Buddhism Left Undone
The Attitude Toward Woman
Influence on the Japanese Character
A CENTURY OF ROMAN CHRISTIANITY
CHAPTER XI - A CENTURY OF ROMAN CHRISTIANITY
Darkest Japan
First Coming of Europeans
Christianity Flourishes
The Hostility of Hidéyoshi
The Political Character of Roman Christianity
The Quarrels of the Christians
The Anti-Christian Policy of the Tokugawas
The Books of the Inferno Opened
Summary of Roman Christianity in Japan
TWO CENTURIES OF SILENCE
CHAPTER XII - TWO CENTURIES OF SILENCE
The Japanese Shut In
Starving of the Mind
The Dutchmen at Déshima
Protests of Inquiring Spirits
A Handful of Salt in a Stagnant Mass
Seekers after God
The Buddhist Inquisitors
The Shingaku Movement
Japan Once More Missionary Soil
The Imperial Embassy Round the World
NOTES, AUTHORITIES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS
INDEX
