Celibacy or Marriage? Dilemmas for Buddhist Monks in Korea
Following the Confucian period of the Chosŏn era, which overshadowed Buddhists and confined them to the margins of society, at the beginning of Japanese colonial rule the possibility of monastic marriage typical of Japanese practice emerged as a viable alternative for Korean Buddhists in the early ...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Eötvös Loránd University
2021-12-01
|
| Series: | Távol-keleti Tanulmányok |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://ojs.elte.hu/tkt/article/view/3181 |