RT Article
T1 The Phenomenon of Invoking Fudō for Pure Land Rebirth in Image and Text
JF Japanese journal of religious studies
VO 33
IS 2
SP 297
OP 317
A1 Mack, Karen
LA English
YR 2006
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1698754396
AB Invoking the esoteric Buddhist deity Fudō for rebirth is a lesser known aspect in the development of Pure Land worship. Fudō was invoked by reciting his incantation as a deathbed practice to attain proper mindfulness at death allowing rebirth into the Pure Land, particularly Miroku's Heaven, from the late Heian into the Kamakura period. The association of Fudō and Miroku's Heaven extends back to the Tendai monk Sōō (ninth century), and invoking Fudō for rebirth was practiced by such notables as Emperor Shirakawa and the Kegon monk Myōe. Fudō was incorporated into Miroku Raigō paintings from the end of the twelfth century into the fourteenth century, probably as a last recourse by the traditional schools of Buddhism to the rising popularity of Amida worship and easy access to Amida's Pure Land through the nenbutsu.
K1 Bodhisattva
K1 Enlightenment
K1 Heaven
K1 Mindfulness
K1 Monks
K1 Priests
K1 Rebirth
K1 Religious rituals
K1 Waterfalls