Moving monks and mountains: Chōgen and the cults of Gyōki, Mañjuśrī, and Wutai
The renown of Chōgen (1121-1206), who spearheaded Tōdaiji’s early medieval restoration, rests greatly on his reputed three pilgrimages to China. However, scholars have long questioned Chōgen’s accounts, with some doubting that he ever went. The current majority view is that he did go. But doubts lin...
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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: 391-414 |
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Pilgrimage
B Song China B Mañjuśrī B Tōdaiji B medieval Japan B Performance B Gyōki B Wutai B Chōgen |
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