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Books on: buddhist japan

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Buddhist Hagiographies in Early Japan: Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition

Book by Jonathan Morris Augustine; RoutledgeCourzon, 2004

Subjects:

Gy?Oki--668-749, Priests, Buddhist--Japan--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

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 ...
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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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The Buddhist Sects of Japan: Their History, Philosophical Doctrines and Sanctuaries

Book by E. Steinilber-Oberlin, Kuni Matsuo, Marc Logé; George Allen & Unwin, 1938

Subjects:

Buddhism--Japan, Buddhism--Sacred Books--Selection, Buddhist Sects, Japan--Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

THE BUDDHIST SECTS OF JAPAN Daibutsu or "Great Buddha," Kamakura THE BUDDHIST SECTS OF JAPAN THEIR HISTORY, PHILOSOPHICAL...faithful companion during my visit to Japan. THE BUDDHIST SECTS OF JAPAN CHAPTER I...
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Alms and Vagabonds: Buddhist Temples and Popular Patronage in Medieval Japan

Book by Janet R. Goodwin; University of Hawaii Press, 1994

Subjects:

Buddhism--Japan--History--1185-1600, Buddhist Giving, Buddhist Temple Finance--Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...and Vagabonds BUDDHIST TEMPLES AND POPULAR...PATRONAGE IN MEDIEVAL JAPAN Janet R. Goodwin...temple finance-- Japan. 2. Buddhist giving. 3. Buddhism...Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan One INTRODUCTION: THE KAMAKURA BUDDHIST TRANSFORMATION...
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Japan: Ancient Buddhist Paintings

Book by Serge Elisséeff, Takaaki Matsushita; New York Graphic Society, 1959

Subjects:

Art, Buddhist, Painting, Japanese

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

UNESCO WORLD ART SERIES JAPAN ANCIENT BUDDHIST PAINTINGS PREFACE...oldest existing specimens of Buddhist painting in Japan are the colour paintings...1932. History of Buddhist Art in Japan , edited by The International...
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The Craft of the Japanese Sculptor

Book by Langdon Warner; McFarlane, Warde, McFarlane, and Japan, 1936

Subjects:

Sculpture, Buddhist--Japan, Sculpture, Japanese

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...to have come to Japan with the Buddhist faith. The first...culture. The first Buddhist missionaries that came to Japan brought a comparatively...outbursts of anti-Buddhist feeling. None is...few that remain in Japan are, therefore, doubly...

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Journal Articles on: buddhist japan

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Research on Buddhist Nuns in Japan, Past and Present

Journal article by Monika Wacker; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 64, 2005

Subjects:

Art by Buddhist Nuns: Treasures from the Imperial Convents of Japan Area, Books--Book reviews, Engendering Faith: Women and Buddhism in Premodern Japan--Book reviews, Special Exhibition: Women and Buddhism (Book)

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Research on Buddhist Nuns in Japan, Past and Present...FISTER, PATRICIA. Art by Buddhist Nuns: Treasures from the Imperial Convents of Japan Area monzeki to niso...and devotion, modern Buddhist women in Japan add their words of hope...
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Trade-Buddhism: Maritime Trade, Immigration, and the Buddhist Landfall in Early Japan

Journal article by Charles Holcombe; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 119, 1999

Subjects:

Buddhism--History, History, Ancient--Japan, International trade--7th century, Japan--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...the degree to which the Buddhist transmission to Japan, and East Asia more generally...the early vitality of the Buddhist religion in Japan. In 584, when Soga no Umako...earliest collection of Buddhist legends in Japan," the Nihon ryoiki, "a...
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Canonizing Kannon: The Ninth-Century Esoteric Buddhist Altar at Kanshinji

Journal article by Cynthea J. Bogel; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 84, 2002

Subjects:

Buddhism and art--9th century, Buddhists--Monuments, statues, etc., Icons--Japan, Japan--Religion, Ritual--Japan, Statues--Religious aspects, Temples, Buddhist--9th century

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...traditions. The Buddhist master Kukai (774-835...teachings from China to Japan in 806. Best known...of two Esoteric Buddhist schools in Japan, the other being...ever produced in Japan; it also represents...Japanese Esoteric Buddhist art. Seated with...
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Japan Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies

Journal article by Paul Swanson; Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2001

Subjects:

Buddhism--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Christianity--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Religions--Study and teaching

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Japan society for buddhist-christian studies by Paul...The annual meeting of the Japan Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies (Tozai Shukyo...Sixth Conference of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies on "Buddhism...
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Japan Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies 2005 Annual Meeting

Journal article by Paul Swanson; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 26, 2006

Subjects:

Religious broadcasting, Religious gatherings, Religious programs

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Japan Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies 2005 Annual Meeting...Swanson The 2005 meetings of the Japan Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies focused on the...transcendental and personal, but the Buddhist dharma is said to be immanent and...

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Magazine Articles on: buddhist japan

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The Eighty-Eight Temples: Pilgrimages Were among the Earliest Forms of Historical Travelling, and They Remain Popular in Many Parts of the World. Alex Koller Tries Japan's Most Famous Buddhist Pilgrimage

Magazine article by Alex Koller; History Today, Vol. 57, November 2007

Subjects:

Buddhism--Social aspects, Japan--Religious aspects, Lamaism--Social aspects, Pilgrimages--History, Pilgrims and pilgrimages--History, Religion--Social aspects, Religious beliefs--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Japans Most Famous Buddhist Pilgrimage. by...islands that comprise Japan. It is also the focus...Buddhism reached Japan from Korea in the...unlicensed and unordained Buddhist ascetics also wandered...one of the oldest Buddhist texts, the Agon Sutra...miracle of postwar Japan eventually re-established...
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Images of the Floating World: The Idea of Japan

Magazine article by Jeff Humphries; The Antioch Review, Vol. 53, Fall 1995

Subjects:

Japan--Portrayals

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...might have been a Buddhist and was finicky about...wonder. Seeing modern Japan, with all its outward...whole program, making Japan into a kind of Shambala, the fabled Buddhist kingdom said to have...Christian missionary in Japan, thought not only...by Satan, and the Buddhist hierarchy an unholy...
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The Rooftop of Japan

Magazine article by Stuart Wasserman; World and I, Vol. 13, February 1998

Subjects:

Nagano, Japan--Description and travel

Collections: Entire Library

...Zenko-ji is open to women and Buddhists from all different sects...one of the oldest temples in Japan, first opening its doors in...found myself intrigued by the Buddhist lure. Followers from all around Japan and the world come to this...
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In Search of Lost Japan - over One Hundred Years Ago, a Young Irish American Named Lafcadio Hearn Journeyed to Japan to Start a New Life and Became One of Its Literary Sons

Magazine article by Kristin L. Johannsen; World and I, Vol. 17, May 2002

Subjects:

Authors, Japanese--Behavior, Hearn, Lafcadio--Authorship, Japan--Social aspects, Japanese writers--Behavior

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...feudal rulers in 1867 and were leading Japan headlong into the Industrial Age. Ways...banks of the Shirakawa River, I saw a Buddhist monk stride past, eyes downcast, in robes...partly right. Rather than transforming Japan, Kitano continues to stand out by its...
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Eye on Edo: Art in Japan 1615--1868

Magazine article by Scarlet Cheng; World and I, Vol. 14, February 1999

Subjects:

Art, Art objects, Japanese--Exhibitions, Art, Japanese--Edo period, 1600-1868, Feudalism--Japan, Japan, Japanese art, Japanese art objects--Exhibitions, Shogunate--Japan, Tokugawa period, 1600-1868

Collections: Entire Library

...the rise of travel throughout Japan, usually in groups. This included...the oldest and most venerated Buddhist temple in the city. The edge...Kabuki costumes. Edo: Art in Japan 1615--1868 is an exceptionally...was a kind of golden age in Japan. True, there was poverty, disease...

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Newspaper Articles on: buddhist japan

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Tourist Office, Volunteer Guides Lead the Way to Art in Japan

Newspaper article by By Richard Busch; The Washington Times, September 23, 2000

Subjects:

Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...country, such as gardens, kabuki theater, Buddhist temples or the experience of staying in...Japanese inns. For travel information about Japan and guidance on how to plan a trip, including...that offer cultural tours, contact the Japan National Tourist Organization, 1 Rockefeller...
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Riches from a Free-Spirited Era in Japan

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, November 15, 1998

Subjects:

Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...was so popular that theaters opened in almost every city in Japan. This kind of entertainment, along with sumo wrestling, dancing...powerful. Also satirical, and vigorously designed, were the Zen Buddhist brush-and-ink paintings. After barring Christian worship...
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Promise Keepers Inspirational in Japan: Christian Men's Group Will Try to Emulate Success, despite Cultural Obstacles

Newspaper article by Willis Witter; The Washington Times, October 28, 1997

Subjects:

Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...million and 200 employees. One obstacle to Christianity in Japan stems from the religious trappings of Japanese culture, experts...day-trippers leave Tokyo for casual, almost festive visits to Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. They throw money into offering...
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Intimate, Breathtaking 'Life' of Art from Japan

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, January 21, 1996

Subjects:

Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...and gold on silk, restored at the Usami Shokakudo in Kyoto, Japan, the painting dramatically and colorfully shows the death of...a set of 17 depicting the historical Buddha and 16 arhats (Buddhist sages), shows how a painting can have extensive losses and...
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Sackler Offers Royal Display of Imperial Art from Japan

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, December 14, 1997

Subjects:

Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of modernizing and empowering Japan, he searched out the glory of old Japan by seeking former royal collections, buying the magnificent holdings of then out-of-fashion Buddhist monasteries and purchasing art on the world art market. He was even...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhist japan

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Japan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Japanese Society Japan is an extremely homogeneous...Soka Gakkai , a Buddhist sect, grew rapidly...the power of the Buddhist priesthood undermined...became masters of Japan. Their great leader...daimyo ) and the Buddhist monasteries built...European contact with Japan was made by Portuguese...
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Buddhism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...over 300 million Buddhists worldwide. One...Mongolia, Korea, and Japan. A third school...sects arose in Japan, such as the...repr. 1959), Buddhist Scriptures (1959...de Bary, The Buddhist Tradition in India, China, and Japan (1969); T. Ling...
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Japanese Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Works The earliest art of Japan, probably dating from the 3d...placed around tomb mounds. Buddhist and Chinese Influences The...sculpture began to lose its Buddhist inspiration. The Momoyama...engraving found its way to Japan in this period and influenced...
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Pure Land Buddhism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...In both China and Japan the movement gained...dharma, that is, Buddhist teaching. Those...Western Paradise." In Japan, Pure Land Buddhism...who had mastered Buddhist philosophy "should...to be the largest Buddhist sect in Japan. The numerous representations...
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Chih-I

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...che -e, 538 97, Chinese Buddhist scholar and founder of the Tien-tai (in Japan, called Tendai, or Lotus...integrated varying Indian Buddhist schools and scriptures into...salvation. Chih-i united Buddhist scriptures into a continuous...

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