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Books on: nara japan buddhist

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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

...Japan. THE BUDDHIST SECTS OF JAPAN CHAPTER...park of Nara Mr K. Koyama...interior of Buddhist sanctuaries...incense. Nara, ancient...through Japan either as...founding a Buddhist Church which...Government from Nara to Myako...with him to Japan. "This doctrine...
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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

...monks of many temples in Japan in the Kamakura period...the vehicles by which Buddhist monks spread their teachings...conducted occasionally in the Nara period 710-794 and...actually had been minted in Japan in the Nara and early Heian periods...
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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

...it brought Japan into line with the other Buddhist countries...artists of Nara introduced...specimens of Buddhist painting in Japan are the colour...Horyu-ji, Nara. Made about...early Chinese Buddhist painting emphasized...introduced to Japan, gave birth...Tempyo or late Nara Period VIIIth...
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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: nara japan buddhist

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Silkworms and Consorts in Nara Japan

Journal article by Michael Como; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 64, 2005

Subjects:

China--Social aspects, Cultural relations--History, Folk literature--Research, Folklore--Research, Japan--Social aspects

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Silkworms and Consorts in Nara Japan. by Michael Como...on the formation of the Buddhist tradition as the single...and literary spectrum of Nara Japan. Once we analyze the sources...religious institutions of Nara Japan. Rather, these and other...
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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

...PATRICIA. Art by Buddhist Nuns: Treasures...Convents of Japan Area monzeki...Paper, n. p. NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM...other held in Nara entitled...by modern Buddhist nuns and lay...PREMODERN JAPAN The publication...KYOTO AND NARA The same year...of art by Buddhist nuns. "Art...Convents of Japan" was held...
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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

...eyes of the Great Buddha at Nara in 752, and who arrived in Japan in 736 in the company of a Cham...of over a hundred and twenty Buddhist stone grottoes in China beginning...widespread than is usually supposed. Nara Japan could hardly be described as...
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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

...studies at the Nara State College and begin Buddhist training. (69...ever produced in Japan; it also represents...Japanese Esoteric Buddhist art. Seated with...trained me to assess Buddhist statues and the...Washington; and the Japan Foundation Endowment...
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Preaching the Animal Realm in Late Medieval Japan

Journal article by R. Keller Kimbrough; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 65, 2006

Subjects:

Animal tales--Criticism and interpretation, Buddhist literature--Criticism and interpretation, Japanese history--Social aspects, Kipchaks--Social aspects

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...2005 Grateful animal or spiritual being? Buddhist gratitude tales and changing conceptions of deer in early Japan. In JAPANimals: History and Culture in...IN ASCII. 3 vols. Tokyo: Tokyo Shoseki. NARA KOKURITSU HAKUBUTSUKAN TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE...

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Magazine Articles on: nara japan buddhist

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Man-Made Forest

Magazine article by Michael Webb; The Architectural Review, Vol. 210, October 2001

Subjects:

Ando, Tadao--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Architects--Management, Temples, Buddhist--Design and construction

Collections: Entire Library

...thirteenth-century Todai-ji temple in Nara. Multi-tiered brackets...ARCHITECT TADAO ANDO BUDDHIST TEMPLE, SAIJO, JAPAN 1 Existing elements...between old and new. BUDDHIST TEMPLE, 2 The Iuminous...main hall. SAIJO, JAPAN ARCHITECT TADAO...
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Grandmothers

Magazine article by Pico Iyer; American Scholar, Vol. 72, Autumn 2003

Subjects:

Grandmothers--Personal narratives, Grandmothers--Social aspects, Japan--Personal narratives, Japan--Social aspects, Japanese culture--Personal narratives

Collections: Entire Library

...untouched part of old Japan. But as soon as dusk...from the time when Nara was the Buddhist capital, thirteen...fires of official Japan. I see old ladies...darkness fails on Nara Park, and almost nothing...spring. He lives in Japan.
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Thomas Struth

Magazine article by Jean-Pierre Criqui; Artforum International, Vol. 36, Summer 1998

Subjects:

Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions, Struth, Thomas--Exhibitions

Collections: Entire Library

...photographs face one another: an exterior shot of the Buddhist monastery of Todai-Ji in Nara, Japan, and an interior view of the Pantheon. These...the absolute Particular," the tathata of the Buddhists ("the fact of being so"). The photograph understood...
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Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project

Magazine article by Susan Osmond; World and I, Vol. 17, April 2002

Subjects:

Aga Khan Foundation--Donations, Composers--Behavior, Indigenous peoples, Levin, Theodore--Behavior, Ma, Yo Yo--Behavior, Music, Music festivals--Analysis, Musicians--Behavior, Silk Road

Collections: Entire Library

...Visitors will be able to follow the Silk Road from Nara, Japan (in the pavilion closest to the U.S. Capitol), through...fifth-century wall-painting fragments from the great Buddhist cave site of Qizil in what is now the Chinese autonomous...
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A Serendipitous Sojourn to Asia

Magazine article by Allen Bradford; Insight on the News, Vol. 15, January 25, 1999

Subjects:

Asia--Description and travel, Travel--Personal narratives

Collections: Entire Library

...culture. (I also made a point to see Kyoto, home to the emperors until 1869 and the cultural capital of Japan today). At Nara, famous for its Buddhist art and old monasteries, I spent the evening in a traditional Japanese inn -- only $40 for the night...

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Newspaper Articles on: nara japan buddhist

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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

...Shinto shrines. I visited the Taizo-in Zen Buddhist temple, and here we meet our business...very nice, very nice. GETTING THERE.. JAPAN Airlines offers direct daily services...pounds 81 www.rihga.com; and at Hotel Nikko Nara double rooms are from pounds 81 www.jalhotels...
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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

...population of 1.5 million. Unusually for Japan, all the streets have names and are in...many fine old buildings and some 1,900 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. I visited...EUR120 www.rihga.com; and at Hotel Nikko Nara double rooms are from EUR120 www.jalhotels...
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More Than Just Kobe Beef

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 20, 2006

Subjects:

Airlines, Japan Airlines Company Ltd.

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

...months spent in Tokyo (and side trips to Nara, Fukuoka and Kyoto), I have very vivid and fond memories of Japan -- relaxing chats and banters with 50...wishes, fertility pleas, childrens tombs, Buddhist images, Japanese bonsai, landscapes, etc...
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A Serendipitous Sojourn to Asia

Newspaper article by Allen Bradford; The Washington Times, November 15, 1998

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

...images in my mind: the Buddhist treasures of Japan; the palaces and pagodas...than the city. At Nara, a train journey of...40 for the night. Nara is famous for its Buddhist art and old monasteries...I could not leave Japan without seeing one...
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HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: 'History's' Treasures Reveal the Japanese

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 27, 2006

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

...time. The ancient temple Horyuji, near Nara, preserves textiles from an even earlier...traversed the Silk Road all the way to Japan." How did the photographer collect such...12th-century Heian period shows the marrying of Buddhist and indigenous Shinto religious forms...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: nara japan buddhist

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Nara

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...the gods; its trees are never cut. Also nearby is Horyu-ji, founded in 607, the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan, with the grave of Jimmu, the first emperor. Nara prefecture (1990 pop. 1,375,478), 1,425 sq mi (3,691 sq km), is largely mountainous...
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Japan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...capital, was erected at Nara, to be succeeded by an...and the power of the Buddhist priesthood undermined...and became masters of Japan. Their great leader...the daimyo ) and the Buddhist monasteries built up...European contact with Japan was made by Portuguese...
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Lacquer

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...enhanced by modeled reliefs, engraving, or carving. Buddhist monasteries encouraged the art and now preserve some...oldest pieces extant; in the temple of Horyu-ji, near Nara, Japan, is a Chinese-made sword scabbard of the 8th cent. Notable...
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Japanese Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...The earliest art of Japan, probably dating...around tomb mounds. Buddhist and Chinese Influences...Shosoin depository at Nara. Throughout its history...China. During the Nara period the traditional...began to lose its Buddhist inspiration. The...found its way to Japan in this period and...
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Japanese Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...architecture of China came to Japan with the introduction of Buddhism...monastery of Horyu-ji, near Nara, was near completion. The gateway...clouds. By the mid-14th cent. Buddhist architecture tended toward...adornment. Through the centuries Buddhist temples have varied little...

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