Protestant Buddhism

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Buddhist modernist movement religious reform movement

Protestant Buddhism is a modernist reform movement within Buddhism that emphasizes rationalism, lay participation, and scriptural study in ways often compared to Protestant Christianity.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist modernist movement ⓘ religious reform movement ⓘ
analyzedBy	Gananath Obeyesekere NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Gombrich NERFINISHED ⓘ
analyzedIn	Sri Lankan context ⓘ
associatedWith	Sinhalese Buddhists NERFINISHED ⓘ
coinedBy	Gananath Obeyesekere NERFINISHED ⓘ
comparedTo	Protestant Christianity ⓘ
critiques	devotionalism centered on merit-making rituals ⓘ monastic hierarchy ⓘ ritualism in Buddhism ⓘ
developedIn	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
developedInCountry	Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	ethical practice ⓘ lay participation ⓘ rationalism ⓘ scriptural study ⓘ social engagement ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	anti-ritualist orientation ⓘ critique of monastic privilege ⓘ emphasis on meditation ⓘ emphasis on personal experience ⓘ focus on individual conscience ⓘ nationalist dimensions in some contexts ⓘ rational reinterpretation of doctrine ⓘ rejection of certain folk practices ⓘ scriptural literalism or primacy ⓘ use of print culture and mass education ⓘ
hasDebate	extent of similarity to Protestant Christianity ⓘ whether label is Eurocentric ⓘ
influenced	Buddhist education reforms ⓘ engaged Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ global Buddhist modernism ⓘ lay meditation movements ⓘ
influencedBy	Buddhist revival movements ⓘ Christian missionary activity ⓘ Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ Western colonialism ⓘ Western education ⓘ print capitalism ⓘ
promotes	Sunday schools and lay study groups ⓘ direct access to scriptures for laypeople ⓘ moral reform of society ⓘ temperance and social purity campaigns ⓘ vernacular translations of Buddhist texts ⓘ
relatedConcept	Buddhist modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddhist revivalism ⓘ Engaged Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ

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Buddhist modernism → associatedWithConcept → Protestant Buddhism ⓘ