Protestant Buddhism
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Protestant Buddhism is a modernist reform movement within Buddhism that emphasizes rationalism, lay participation, and scriptural study in ways often compared to Protestant Christianity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Protestant Buddhism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13035202 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Protestant Buddhism Context triple: [Buddhist modernism, associatedWithConcept, Protestant Buddhism]
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A.
Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhism
Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhism is a modern Japanese lay Buddhist movement rooted in the Lotus Sutra that emphasizes personal spiritual development, peace activities, and socially engaged practice.
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Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.
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Won Buddhism
Won Buddhism is a modern reformed Buddhist movement from Korea that emphasizes practical spirituality, social engagement, and adapting Buddhist teachings to contemporary life.
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D.
Navayana Buddhism
Navayana Buddhism is a modern reinterpretation of Buddhism, inspired by B. R. Ambedkar, that emphasizes social equality and rejects caste-based discrimination.
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Tendai Buddhism
Tendai Buddhism is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emerged in the Heian period, known for its inclusive doctrine centered on the Lotus Sutra and its significant influence on later Japanese Buddhist traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Protestant Buddhism Target entity description: 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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A.
Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhism
Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhism is a modern Japanese lay Buddhist movement rooted in the Lotus Sutra that emphasizes personal spiritual development, peace activities, and socially engaged practice.
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B.
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.
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C.
Won Buddhism
Won Buddhism is a modern reformed Buddhist movement from Korea that emphasizes practical spirituality, social engagement, and adapting Buddhist teachings to contemporary life.
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D.
Navayana Buddhism
Navayana Buddhism is a modern reinterpretation of Buddhism, inspired by B. R. Ambedkar, that emphasizes social equality and rejects caste-based discrimination.
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E.
Tendai Buddhism
Tendai Buddhism is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emerged in the Heian period, known for its inclusive doctrine centered on the Lotus Sutra and its significant influence on later Japanese Buddhist traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist modernist movement
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religious reform movement ⓘ |
| analyzedBy |
Gananath Obeyesekere
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Richard Gombrich ⓘ |
| analyzedIn | Sri Lankan context ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sinhalese Buddhists
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linked to:
Sinhalese people
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| coinedBy | Gananath Obeyesekere ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| critiques |
devotionalism centered on merit-making rituals
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monastic hierarchy ⓘ ritualism in Buddhism ⓘ |
| developedIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
ethical practice
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lay participation ⓘ rationalism ⓘ scriptural study ⓘ social engagement ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-ritualist orientation
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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
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whether label is Eurocentric ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist education reforms
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engaged Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Engaged Buddhism
global Buddhist modernism ⓘ lay meditation movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist revival movements
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Christian missionary activity ⓘ Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ Western colonialism ⓘ Western education ⓘ print capitalism ⓘ |
| promotes |
Sunday schools and lay study groups
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direct access to scriptures for laypeople ⓘ moral reform of society ⓘ temperance and social purity campaigns ⓘ vernacular translations of Buddhist texts ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Buddhist modernism
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Buddhist revivalism ⓘ Engaged Buddhism ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
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Subject: Protestant Buddhism Description of subject: 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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