Sacred Mother Bodhisattva, Buddha and Cakravartin

Empress Jingū 神功 appears in the eighth century Japanese chronicles as a ruling empress and a shaman. Her supposed conquest of the Korean peninsula was accomplished by the divine assistance of the various kami (gods) she invokes. Centuries later, with the growing influence of Buddhism and the develop...

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Main Author: Simpson, Emily B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Journal of Religion in Japan
Year: 2017, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 107-127
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jingū, Japan, Kaiserin ca. 170-269 / Hachiman-gudōkun / Deification / Honji suijaku / History 700-1320
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AX Inter-religious relations
BL Buddhism
BN Shinto
KBM Asia
KCD Hagiography; saints
NBC Doctrine of God
TE Middle Ages
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)