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Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan
- Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition
Engelsk
Bogcover for Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan af Jonathan Morris Augustine, 9780415646291
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
184
ISBN-13:
9780415646291
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0415646294
Udg. Dato:
13 jul 2012
Størrelse i cm:
21,6 x 13,8
Oplagsdato:
13 jul 2012

Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan

- Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition
Engelsk
Paperback 2012
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Hagiographies or idealized biographies which recount the lives of saints, bodhisattvas and other charismatic figures have been the meeting place for myth and experience. In medieval Europe, the ''lives of saints'' were read during liturgical celebrations and the texts themselves were treated as sacred objects. In Japan, it was believed that those who read the biographies of lofty monks would acquire merit. Since hagiographies were written or compiled by ''believers'', the line between fantasy and reality was often obscured. This study of the bodhisattva Gyoki - regarded as the monk who started the largest social welfare movement in Japan - illustrates how Japanese Buddhist hagiographers chose to regard a single monk''s charitable activities as a miraculous achievement that shaped the course of Japanese history.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
184
ISBN-13:
9780415646291
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0415646294
Udg. Dato:
13 jul 2012
Størrelse i cm:
21,6 x 13,8
Oplagsdato:
13 jul 2012
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