Creating Devotional Art with Body Fragments: The Buddhist Nun Bunchi and Her Father, Emperor Gomizuno-o
This article explores the relic-making activities of the Buddhist nun Bunchi, the eldest daughter of Emperor Gomizuno-o and founder of the imperial convent Enshō-ji in Nara. Influenced by her father's preoccupation with placing his own bodily relics, especially teeth, in Kyoto Zen temples, Bunc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2000]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2000, Volume: 27, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 213-238 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Emperors B Zen Buddhism B Pagodas B Religious Studies B Priests B Reliquaries B Statues |
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