Biography as Scripture: Ōjōden in India, China, and Japan
Records of individuals who achieved rebirth in the pure land of Amitābha Buddha began as a genre of hagiography in eighth-century China and began appearing in Japan in the late tenth century. Thereafter these ōjōden were produced repeatedly throughout Japanese history in greater numbers than in Chin...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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[2007]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Anno: 2007, Volume: 34, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 329-350 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Geographic regions
B Heian period B Buddhism B Miracles B Monks B Religious Studies B Kamakura period B Saints legends B Literary Genres B Sectarianism |
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| Riepilogo: | Records of individuals who achieved rebirth in the pure land of Amitābha Buddha began as a genre of hagiography in eighth-century China and began appearing in Japan in the late tenth century. Thereafter these ōjōden were produced repeatedly throughout Japanese history in greater numbers than in China, and came to function as a form of prooftext for the establishment of the Pure Land school. Focusing on an apocryphal Indian ōjōden created in the late Heian period, this paper evaluates the form and content of ōjōden as a unique genre of Japanese religious literature exhibiting influences from monastic bibliography, miracle texts, and the category of adbhutadharma in Indian Buddhist literature. |
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| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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