The Chinshō Yasha-hō 鎮將夜叉法 and the Adaptation of Tendai Esoteric Ritual
This study aims to investigate the ritual of a peculiar scripture entitled Chinshō yasha-hō 鎮將夜叉法 (Ch. Zhenjiang yecha fa. “Tantric Ritual of Chinshō Yakṣa”). The Japanese deity Chinshō Yakṣa is a Tendai variation of Vaiśravaṇa (Ch. Pishamen/Jp. Bishamon 毘沙門), a heavenly king who vowed to protect Bu...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 8 |
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ritual manuals
B Vaiśravaṇa B Tendai Esotericism B Pishamen B Bishamon B Saichō (767–822) B Chinshō yasha-hō |
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