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Journey in Search of the Way
The Spiritual Autobiography of Satomi Myodo
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Hardcover - 212 pages |
| Release Date: October 1993 |
ISBN10: 0-7914-1971-1
ISBN13: 978-0-7914-1971-7
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Paperback - 212 pages |
| Release Date: October 1993 |
ISBN10: 0-7914-1972-X
ISBN13: 978-0-7914-1972-4
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This autobiography describes a woman's attainment of enlightenment in modern Japan. Satomi Myodo rejected the traditional roles of good wife and wise mother, broke with her unhappy past, and followed her spiritual path beginning as the disciple of a Shinto priest. At midlife she turned to Zen Buddhism encouraged by a female dharma friend and by various teachers. Under the guidance of Yasutani Roshi she attained Kensho, the goal of her lifetime's search.
"The second half of the book is devoted to a commentary by Sallie King relating the autobiography to various aspects of Japanese history and religion. The topics are well chosen and will be especially helpful for readers with little or no background in Japanese religion. This book is to be highly recommended, especially for college courses on Japanese religion, anthropology, women's studies, and human development. It offers a rich and detailed account of one Japanese woman's journey through life."--Winston Davis, The Journal of Asian Studies
Sallie B. King heads the Department of Philosophy and Religion at James Madison University. She has been the recipient of several honors and awards, including a professional scholarship from the Japan Foundation and a summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities. She has published many articles and is the author of Buddha Nature, also published by SUNY Press.
Cover: Geisha Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi on a Reed by Suzuki Harunobo. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Given by Mrs. Emile Geyelin in memory of Anne Hampton Barnes. Reproduced by permission.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One: The Spiritual Autobiography of Satomi Myodo
1 Moral Education
2 Sincerity
3 My Strange Mental Condition
4 I Lose My Baby
5 Complete Nervous Breakdown
6 Kageki Actress
7 I Find a Teacher
8 Leaving Ryo-chan
9 A Fool's Freedom
10 Shinto Shamaness
11 Possessed by Spirits
12 Return to My Village
13 A Heart Full of Longing
14 Knocking at the Gates of Zen
15 Sick of Chasing Satori
16 "I Can't Die Before Making You Buddhas!"
17 Dharma Friend
18 Two Cracks in the Rice Paper
19 Knocking Over Flagpoles
20 Joy
Epilogue
Notes for Part One
Part Two: Commentary by Sallie B. King
The World of Satomi-san
Religion in the Prewar Era
Kami, Buddha, Bodhisattva
Makoto and Kokoro
Purification
Women in Japanese Religion
Encounters with Spirits
Mysteries and Marvels
The New Religions
Pure Land Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Notes for Part Two
Bibliography
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