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Books on: buddhist temples and japan

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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

...Vagabonds BUDDHIST TEMPLES AND POPULAR...MEDIEVAL JAPAN Janet...Vagabonds: Buddhist temples and popular...medieval Japan / Janet...ritual sites: temples and shrines...Devout Chinese Buddhists placed coins...sent to Japan in 983 and...
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Buddhist Hagiographies in Early Japan: Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition

Book by Joanthan 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

...obeying the Buddhist respect of...celebrated temples, replete...penetrated Japan, coming from...the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan. This porch...before Doric temples. Singular...covered with Buddhist temples and become...sect in Japan, Ennin...
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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

...that in Japan the light...Japanese temples with their...influence of the Buddhist clergy became...number of Buddhist temples not readily...visitors to Japan. SERGE...Buddhist Art in Japan , edited...International Buddhist Society, IX...Japanese Temples and Their...
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Women Living Zen: Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns

Book by Paula Kane Robinson Arai; Oxford University Press, 1999

Subjects:

Buddhist Nuns--Japan, Monastic And Religious Life (Zen Buddhism)--Japan, Monastic And Religious Life Of Women--Japan, Religious Life--S*Ot*Osh*U

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and have continued to contribute to the advancement of the sect to ...
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In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and have continued to contribute to the advancement of the sect to the present day. Drawing on her fieldwork among the Soto nuns, Arai demonstrates that the lives of many of these women embody classical Buddhist ideals. They have chosen to lead a strictly disciplined monastic life over against successful careers and the unconstrained contemporary secular lifestyle. In this, and other respects, they can be shown to stand in stark contrast to their male counterparts.
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Journal Articles on: buddhist temples and japan

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Images, Legends, Politics, and the Origin of the Great Xiangguo Monastery in Kaifeng: A Case-Study of the Formation and Transformation of Buddhist Sacred Sites in Medieval China

Journal article by Jinhua Chen; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005

Subjects:

Buddhist shrines--Political aspects, Buddhist shrines--Social aspects, Buddhist temples--Political aspects, Buddhist temples--Social aspects, Chinese history--Religious aspects, Kaifeng, China--Buildings and facilities, Kaifeng, China--Religious aspects, Temples, Buddhist--Political aspects, Temples, Buddhist--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Buddhist mountain." Not only mountain temples/monasteries, but also cosmopolitan monasteries...emerged as arguably the most important Buddhist center in China. During the Tang dynasty...foreign monks and artists from Central Asia, Japan (e.g., Jojin TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN...
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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

...Buddhism in Japan from the seventh...what about the Buddhist scriptures and...patronizing temples they helped...nuns. "Art by Buddhist Nuns: Treasures...Convents of Japan" was held in...devotion, modern Buddhist women in Japan add their words...
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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

...of two Esoteric Buddhist schools in Japan, the other being...honzon during the temples early period...widely worshiped in Japan from the seventh...ever produced in Japan; it also represents...Japanese Esoteric Buddhist art. Seated with...
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Shinto Shrines or Shinto Temples?

Journal article by Peter Metevelis; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 53, 1994

Subjects:

Shinto shrines--Names, Temples--Names

Collections: Entire Library

...intricacies of Buddhist philosophy while...standards differ for Japan? In any event...between Shinto and Buddhist temples is deemed desirable...across Asia to Japan, where it survived...period. Japanese Buddhist facilities up...monasteries than temples. But even today...
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Weeping in a Taiwanese Buddhist Charismatic Movement (1)

Journal article by C. Julia Huang; Ethnology, Vol. 42, 2003

Subjects:

Crying--Religious aspects, Crying--Social aspects, Emotions--Religious aspects, Emotions--Social aspects, Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist--Rites and ceremonies, Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist--Social aspects, Women--Behavior

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...are common to other Buddhist groups and temples. Ciji followers "worship the mountain...each other in misfortune. In addition to Buddhist rites, Ciji followers repeat Buddhas names...The end-of-the-year convocation of the Japan branch in Tokyo in 1997 followed the usual...

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Magazine Articles on: buddhist temples and 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

...that comprise Japan. It is also...eighty-eight Buddhist temples, connected by...Buddhism reached Japan from Korea in...and unordained Buddhist ascetics also...and the anti-Buddhist policies of...the Shikoku temples, many of which...
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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

...to women and Buddhists from all different...of the oldest temples in Japan, first opening...intrigued by the Buddhist lure. Followers...from all around Japan and the world...leading to Japans temples and shrines...rooftop of Japan." The climate...
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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

...continued to seek out corners of traditional Japan, such as Kotohira, just across the Inland...Shikoku was also a destination for Buddhist pilgrims, and Hearn wrote about their...thousand-mile circuit of eighty-eight temples founded by the holy monk Kobo Daishi...
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Japan's Samurai Castles - of the Thousands of Wooden Castles That Stood Guard over Medieval Japan, Three of the Dozen That Remain Helped Shape the Modern Cities That Grew Up around Them

Magazine article by Kristin Johannsen; World and I, Vol. 18, July 2003

Subjects:

Castles--Appreciation, Castles--Design and construction, Castles--Personal narratives, Japan--Description and travel, Japan--Personal narratives

Collections: Entire Library

...earthquakes. Tremors rock Japan virtually every...temple lanterns, Buddhist sculptures, stone...from his round of temples. We were fortunate...smoky. In feudal Japan, everything had...lords were nominal Buddhists, they mistrusted...for power, and all temples were forced to relocate...
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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

...of travel throughout Japan, usually in groups. This...pilgrimages to faraway temples and shrines. Silkscreen...oldest and most venerated Buddhist temple in the city. The...costumes. Edo: Art in Japan 1615--1868 is an exceptionally...kind of golden age in Japan. True, there was poverty...

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Newspaper Articles on: buddhist temples and 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

...gardens, kabuki theater, Buddhist temples or the experience of...travel information about Japan and guidance on how to...cultural tours, contact the Japan National Tourist Organization...available through the Japan National Tourist Organization...
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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

...theaters opened in almost every city in Japan. This kind of entertainment, along with...and vigorously designed, were the Zen Buddhist brush-and-ink paintings. After barring...requiring all Japanese to register at Buddhist temples and contribute to their support. With...
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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

...and 200 employees. One obstacle to Christianity in Japan stems from the religious trappings of Japanese culture...day-trippers leave Tokyo for casual, almost festive visits to Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. They throw money into offering...
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Buddhist Priest Also Teaches at School

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June 23, 2004

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

...15 as an exchange student and met with Buddhist priests. A yearlong battle with lymphatic...Momma, a former exchange student from Japan, were married. He turned to social activism...pilgrimage, walking 900 miles and visiting 88 temples. "It lit a fire in my gut," he says...
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TRAVEL: Track Down the Real Japan; Why Osaka Will Blow You Away in Zen Seconds Flat

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 25, 2007

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

...either, with a population of 1.5 million. Unusually for Japan, all the streets have names and are in a simple grid...since it boasts many fine old buildings and some 1,900 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. I visited the Taizo-in Zen Buddhist...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhist temples and japan

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Onomichi

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...ONOMICHI ono meche, city (1990 pop. 97,103), Hiroshima prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It is a shipping center and the site of several Buddhist temples, notably that of Senko-ji (10th cent.). ____________________ The Columbia...
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Yamaguchi

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...gooche, city (1990 pop. 129,461), capital of Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A great castle city from the 14th to 16th cent. and the site of many Buddhist temples and a mission established (1550) by St. Francis Xavier, it is now a commercial...
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Tsu

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...pop. 157,177), capital of Mie prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. It is a commercial and manufacturing center...its bygone role as a castle town, and several large Buddhist temples. Tsu also has Mie National Univ. and Mie Prefectural...
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Chiba

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...capital of Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a manufacturing center...cent. The city retains an 8th-century Buddhist temple. Chiba prefecture (1990 pop. 5...products. Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples are popular attractions in S Chiba. Chiba...
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Japanese Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...religious architecture of China came to Japan with the introduction of Buddhism in the...dragons in clouds. By the mid-14th cent. Buddhist architecture tended toward eclecticism...adornment. Through the centuries Buddhist temples have varied little in general arrangement...

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