RT Article
T1 Japanese Buddhism in Austria
JF Journal of Religion in Japan
VO 10
IS 2/3
SP 222
OP 242
A1 Pokorny, Lukas 1980-
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1763009394
AB Abstract Drawing on archival research and interview data, this paper discusses the historical development as well as the present configuration of the Japanese Buddhist panorama in Austria, which includes Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren Buddhism. It traces the early beginnings, highlights the key stages and activities in the expansion process, and sheds light on both denominational complexity and international entanglement. Fifteen years before any other European country (Portugal in 1998; Italy in 2000), Austria formally acknowledged Buddhism as a legally recognised religious society in 1983. Hence, the paper also explores the larger organisational context of the Österreichische Buddhistische Religionsgesellschaft (Austrian Buddhist Religious Society) with a focus on its Japanese Buddhist actors. Additionally, it briefly outlines the non-Buddhist Japanese religious landscape in Austria.
K1 Pure Land Buddhism
K1 Nichirenism
K1 Zen
K1 Austria
K1 Japanese Buddhism
DO 10.1163/22118349-01002004