Introduction to Buddhist East Asia

Robert H. Scott is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Georgia. His previous books include The Significance of Indeterminacy: Perspectives from Asian and Continental Philosophy (coedited with Gregory Moss). James McRae is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Westminster College. His previous books include Japanese Environmental Philosophy (coedited with J. Baird Callicott); Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought (coedited with J. Baird Callicott), also published by SUNY Press; and The Philosophy of Ang Lee (coedited with Robert Arp and Adam Barkman).

"The book undoubtedly delivers valuable guidelines and serves as an inspirational source for nonspecialists in Buddhism and/ or East Asian culture related to Buddhist ideas who wish to improve their teaching or plan to teach these subjects to diversify their fields." — Religious Studies Review"This book provides useful pedagogical guidelines and advice for faculty interested in or considering the inclusion of East Asian Buddhism into their courses, as well as essays for undergraduate classrooms on specific topics of interest in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhist ethics, literature, art, film, and new religious-social movements." — Kin Cheung, Moravian University

• ForewordPeter D. HershockAcknowledgmentsIntroduction to Buddhist East Asia: Origins, Core Doctrines, Transmission, and SchoolsRobert H. Scott and James McRaePart 1: Creative Pedagogies for Teaching Buddhist East Asia1. Three Common Misconceptions about East Asian Buddhisms: On Women and Gender, Violence and Nonviolence, and Philosophy and ReligionSarah A. Mattice2. "Meditation Is the Embodiment of Wisdom": Chan and Zen Buddhism in the Philosophy ClassroomElizabeth Schiltz3. The Possibility and Costs of Responsibly Teaching East Asian and Buddhist PhilosophyMark Wells4. Brains, Blades, and Buddhists: Pedagogical Skirmishes at the Intersection of Philosophy of Mind, the Way of the Sword, and BuddhismJesus IlundainAgurruza5. Revitalizing the Familiar: A Practical Application of Dōgen’s Transformative ZenGeorge WrisleyPart 2: East Asian Buddhisms and the Humanities: Ethics, Art, and Politics6. The Finger that Points to the Earth: East Asian Buddhism as a Conceptual Resource for Environmental PhilosophyJames McRae7. Ecological Self-understanding in Chinese Buddhism: Investigating an Epistemic VirtueJesse Butler8. Wisdom and Compassion in Chinul, Korean Seon Buddhism, and Postmodern EthicsRobert H. Scott9. The Lovelorn Lady and the Stony Monk: Women, Sexuality, and Imagination in the Kegon Engi EmakiSujung Kim10. The Spirit of Shaolin on Screen: Buddhism and Cultural Politics in Chinese CinemaMelissa Croteau and Xin Zhang11. A Century of Critical Buddhism in JapanJames Mark ShieldsGlossary of East Asian Buddhist TermsList of ContributorsIndex