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    This excerpt discusses some common ways of thinking among Eastern peoples as analyzed by Hajime Nakamura. It notes tendencies toward seeing the phenomenal world as absolute truth rooted in nature, prioritizing social and familial bonds over universal ideals, and relying more on intuition and faith than rationality or objective truth. Sectarianism, nationalism, and emphasis on material benefits and this-worldly concerns are also presented as characteristics of Eastern modes of thought.

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    This excerpt discusses some common ways of thinking among Eastern peoples as analyzed by Hajime Nakamura. It notes tendencies toward seeing the phenomenal world as absolute truth rooted in nature, prioritizing social and familial bonds over universal ideals, and relying more on intuition and faith than rationality or objective truth. Sectarianism, nationalism, and emphasis on material benefits and this-worldly concerns are also presented as characteristics of Eastern modes of thought.

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    This excerpt discusses some common ways of thinking among Eastern peoples as analyzed by Hajime Nakamura. It notes tendencies toward seeing the phenomenal world as absolute truth rooted in nature, prioritizing social and familial bonds over universal ideals, and relying more on intuition and faith than rationality or objective truth. Sectarianism, nationalism, and emphasis on material benefits and this-worldly concerns are also presented as characteristics of Eastern modes of thought.

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    Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples (small excerpt) by Hajime Nakamura (University of Hawaii Press, 1964)

    1. The phenomenal world as absolute; non-universal, immanent truth spirit in nature this worldly, no-reincarnation 2. Closed social nexus, rejection of universalist culture monastic rules in Buddhism universalism in Japanese Buddhism things over reason 3. Non-rational tendencies intuition material purity faith over truth material labor this worldly benefit, exorcism and prayer faith over truth 4. The Closed Social Nexus & Sectarianism, Familism, Nationalism Buddhist sectarianism and clannism Buddhism and ancestor worship Weak sense of public and civil society Nationalism Use of Violence Honesty and morality

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