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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Main Author: Quinter, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019
In: Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 391-414
Further subjects:B Pilgrimage
B Song China
B Mañjuśrī
B Tōdaiji
B medieval Japan
B Performance
B Gyōki
B Wutai
B Chōgen
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