A Study on the Combination of the Deities Fudō and Aizen in Medieval Shingon Esoteric Buddhism
This chapter discusses the basic characteristics and historical formation of the combination of the deities Fudō Myōō 不動明王 (Skt. Acala[-nātha] Vidyārāja) and Aizen’ō 愛染王 (Skt. Rāgarāja) in Shingon 真言 esoteric Buddhism. In medieval Japan, various beliefs and practices were established in Shingon, in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Dynamics in the history of religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 10, Pages: 108-136 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion in Asien
B Asia B Religion B Asien-Studien B Religionswissenschaften B History |
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