Hisamatsu Shin'ichi: Oriental Nothingness

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    Abstract

    HISAMATSU Shin’ichi 久松 真一 (1889–1980) was a well-known Zen philosopher and Zen Buddhist scholar. As a student of NISHIDA Kitarō 西田幾多郎 (1870–1945), and a teacher of ABE Masao (1915–2006), he can be seen as loosely connected to the Kyoto School. However, although he was a professor at Kyoto University and received an honorary doctoral degree from Harvard University, Hisamatsu has primarily become known in the West as a charismatic lay Zen master, who criticized Japanese Zen for its focus on awakening (J. satori 悟り) at the expense of consideration of social and political issues. His aim was to come to a reformed, true Zen. This essay will explore his life and philosophy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Dao Companion to Japanese Buddhist Philosophy
    EditorsG. Kopf
    Place of PublicationDordrecht
    PublisherSpringer Press
    Chapter28
    Pages635-647
    Number of pages13
    ISBN (Electronic)9789048129249
    ISBN (Print)9789048129232, 9789048129256
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Publication series

    NameDao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
    PublisherSpringer
    Volume8
    ISSN (Print)2211-0275
    ISSN (Electronic)2542-8780

    Keywords

    • Buddhism
    • Zen
    • Hisamatsu

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