Hōnen's Senchaku Doctrine and His Artistic Agenda

As the founder of the Pure Land School, Hōnen (1133-1212) had a profound impact on the doctrines of the medieval period. His teachings on the exclusive selection of invocational nenbutsu generated a new doctrinal matrix with far-reaching social and theological implications. Less well understood is t...

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Autor principal: Kanda, Fusae (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Nanzan Institute [2004]
En: Japanese journal of religious studies
Año: 2004, Volumen: 31, Número: 1, Páginas: 3-27
Otras palabras clave:B Rebirth
B Religious Studies
B Art genres and movements
B Images
B Meditación
B Bodisatva
B Vows
B Painting
B Prayer
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Sumario:As the founder of the Pure Land School, Hōnen (1133-1212) had a profound impact on the doctrines of the medieval period. His teachings on the exclusive selection of invocational nenbutsu generated a new doctrinal matrix with far-reaching social and theological implications. Less well understood is the relation between Hōnen and the visual images of Pure Land Buddhism. A fresh examination of Hōnen's writings illuminates the monk's novel interpretation of a key soteriological icon: the paintings of Amida's welcoming descent with his celestial assembly. Special attention is given to the Gōshō mandara and its role both as a manifestation of Hōnen's doctrines and as a prototype for later paintings of Amida's welcoming descent with twenty-five bodhisattvas.
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies