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Buddhism in Medieval Japan KAMIKAWA Michio* alIIAA While many have discussed the status of the emperor in the medieval period in terms of the political or military powers that supported the authority of the emperor (see ISHIMODA 1964, 1986, KURODA 1975, and AMINO 1984), research on the public functions in which the emperor actually took part has been lagging. I wish to take up one of the ...

[PDF File]A History of Women in Japanese Buddhism: Nichiren’s ...
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posited contrary to the prevailing social and religious norms of medieval Japan. And second, to survey the practical solutions that Nichiren, given the social context of his time, offered to the personal challenges that his women followers confronted in everyday life. THE ATTAINMENT OF BUDDHAHOOD BY WOMEN Historical Relationship of Women and Japanese Buddhism During the Middle Ages, …

[PDF File]Religion, Aesthetics, and Superstition in Medieval Japan
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Medieval Japan. Background to Medieval Buddhism • Classical Buddhism: Tendai, Shingon • Economic Growth in 12th/13th centuries creates new classes – warriors, craftsmen, merchants, and more peasants • Concept of “Degenerate Age” (mapp ô) Rise of Belief in Amida • Amida: Salvationist boddhisathva (Tendai) • “Reliance on others” (tariki) vs. “Reliance on self” (jiriki) 3 ...

[PDF File]Buddhist Nuns in Early Medieval Japanese Sources (In ...
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Buddhist Nuns in Early Medieval Japanese Sources (In Comparison With Tibetan Yoginis and Chinese Nuns) Elena Sergeevna Lepekhova Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A history of the formation of the first Buddhist Sangha in Japan in VI c. A.D. could serve as an example of the unique history of interaction between Buddhism and Japanese autochthonous ...

[PDF File]Modern Japanese Buddhism – A Response to the Crises ...
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on the ancient and medieval periods, but modern Buddhist research remained inactive for a fairly long time until, about ten years ago when there was a gradual increase in books and articles. Also, in the English-speaking world there has been a succession of books issued during the past 20 years dealing with modern Buddhism. In October, 2011 we held an open conference entitled “Modernity and ...

[PDF File]SHINTŌ AND BUDDHISM: THE JAPANESE HOMOGENEOUS BLEND
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The Japanese religious tradition is not only rich, but it is also complex. It blends Shintō, the indigenous religion of Japan, and Buddhism, which came to Japan from Korea and China no later than the sixth century. While Shintō and Buddhism are the two major religions in Japan, they are not mutually exclusive but rather complementary.

[PDF File]The Development of Esoteric Buddhist Scholasticism in ...
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esoteric Buddhism in Japan, Kōbō Daishi Kūkai. Among these works, the Treatise Distinguishing the Two Teachings of the Exoteric and Esoteric was praised as the premier tractate on esoteric Buddhist doctrine and the foundational document of Shingon school. The Treatise continued to play a central role in the formation of a Shingon sectarian identity, inspiring numerous medieval commentaries ...

Gods, Buddhas, and Organs
medieval Japan, since theories about longevity and the aging process were based on fundamental beliefs about both the structure of bodies and the nature of the spiritual forces thought to animate them. Second, a comparison of the differ- ent types of practices these texts promoted provides concrete examples of the ways in which Buddhist priests and physicians combined Chinese medical theo-ries ...

James C. Dobbins, Jodo Shinshu: Shin Buddhism in Medieval ...
James C. Dobbins, Jodo Shinshu: Shin Buddhism in Medieval Japan. Religion in Asia and Africa Series, Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1989. xi + 242pp. Hardcover US$35.00. ISBN 0-253-33186-2. The author, professor of Religion and East Asian Studies at Oberlin College, passed several extended periods in Japan to research the present work and is evidently well versed in ...

[PDF File]Medieval Japan: An Introductory Essay
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Medieval Japan may call to mind honorable sword-wielding samurai and stealthy ninja assassins. These figures, often seen in popular movies and games about pre-modern Japan, are only loosely based on reality. In fact, many different types of people helped shape the medieval period. Over 400 years, from the late twelfth to the late sixteenth centuries, emperors and priests, women and merchants ...

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