Critical Buddhism (Japanese: 批判仏教, hihan bukkyō) was a trend in Japanese Buddhist scholarship, associated primarily with the works of the Sōtō Zen priests and scholars Hakamaya Noriaki (袴谷憲昭) and Matsumoto Shirō (松本史朗). Hakamaya stated that "'Buddhism is criticism' or that 'only that which is critical is Buddhism.'" He contrasted it with what he called Topical Buddhism, in comparison to the concepts of critical philosophy and topical philosophy.
Critical Buddhism (Japanese: 批判仏教, hihan bukkyō) was a trend in Japanese Buddhist scholarship, associated primarily with the works of the Sōtō Zen priests and scholars Hakamaya Noriaki (袴谷憲昭) and Matsumoto Shirō (松本史朗). Hakamaya stated that "'Buddhism is criticism' or that 'only that which is critical is Buddhism.'" He contrasted it with what he called Topical Buddhism, in comparison to the concepts of critical philosophy and topical philosophy.
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