Cover of Neither Monk nor Layman

Book 2001

Neither Monk nor Layman

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
Published
2001
  • Asian studies
  • Buddhism
  • Cultural studies
  • Religion
  • Japan
  • Religion - World Religions
  • Buddhism - General
  • Asian and Asian American Studies

MORE THAN a century after the decriminalization of nikujiki saitai, marriage by Buddhist clerics is now a familiar part of Japanese life.