Mantras and Materialities: Saidaiji Order Kōmyō Shingon Practices
Mantra of Light (komyo shingon) practices have been among the most popular esoteric Buddhist rituals in Japan since the thirteenth century. Chinese scriptures recorded that reciting the mantra and distributing sand empowered by it could erase transgressions and ensure rebirth in the Pure Land. Subse...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
2018
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 309-340 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Saidaiji (Nara)
/ Shingon school
/ Assembly
/ Mantra des Lichts
/ Sand
/ Ritual
/ History 1200-2018
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia RB Church office; congregation RC Liturgy TA History |
| Further subjects: | B
Mantras
B Buddhism B Ceremonies B Monks B Religious Studies B Iconography B Religious rituals B Scrolls B Vows B Karma |
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