Decentering Mañjuśrī: some aspects of Mañjuśrī’s cult in medieval Japan
Many scholars have studied Mañjuśrī’s role as bodhisattva of wisdom. However, while Buddhist deities have usually been studied ‘individually,’ I believe that they can only be understood in a broader context. A deity is not an individual, but the salient part of a network that includes, first of all,...
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Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2019
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Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 330-342 |
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suijaku 垂迹
B Wutaishan B Medieval B Esoteric B Japan B Mañjuśrī B honji 本地 |
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