Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of JapanPraying for practical benefits is a common religious activity in Japan. Basing their work on a fusion of textual, ethnographic, historical and contemporary studies, the authors of this volume demonstrate that far from being marginal, the concepts and practices surrounding genze riyaku lie at the very heart of the Japanese religious world. |
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... Buddhist organization , Sōtō Zen Buddhism , to indicate the centrality of this topic to Buddhism in Japan and to show that mo- nasticism and seeking this - worldly benefits occur within the same lo- cation and are not contradictory so ...
... Buddhist organization , Sōtō Zen Buddhism , to indicate the centrality of this topic to Buddhism in Japan and to show that mo- nasticism and seeking this - worldly benefits occur within the same lo- cation and are not contradictory so ...
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... Buddhist priests alike to draw distinctions within the realms of Buddhist practice and activity — between , for example , sup- posedly pure Buddhist practices , such as meditation , and others that somehow look more appropriately ...
... Buddhist priests alike to draw distinctions within the realms of Buddhist practice and activity — between , for example , sup- posedly pure Buddhist practices , such as meditation , and others that somehow look more appropriately ...
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... Buddhist ritu- als were also performed there ; and Shinto shrines were built within the premises of Buddhist monasteries . These combinations , however , were largely the result of a Buddhist triumphalism based on the honji suijaku ...
... Buddhist ritu- als were also performed there ; and Shinto shrines were built within the premises of Buddhist monasteries . These combinations , however , were largely the result of a Buddhist triumphalism based on the honji suijaku ...
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Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan Ian Reader,George J. Tanabe No preview available - 1998 |
Common terms and phrases
activities affirmed amulets amulets and talismans assimilation associated belief Benten buddhas Buddhist Buddhist temples centers Chapter common religion deity divine doctrine Ebisu efficacy example faith figures of worship fortune Fudō genze riyaku goma goriyaku guidebooks Hachiman hatsumōde healing honji suijaku Hōzanji Ibid Ikoma Inari Japan Japanese religion Jinja Jizō Jōdo Shin kami Kankiten Kannon Kawasaki Daishi Kōbō Daishi Kōyasan Kūkai Kyoto legends Lotus Sutra luck magic means Mikoto miracle moral Nakayama-dera offer ofuda omamori one's Osaka Pachinko petition petitioners pilgrimage pilgrims popular practical benefits pray prayer prefecture priests purchase religious institutions ritual Saijō scriptural sect sectarian seeking benefits shichifukujin Shikoku shimbutsu Shingon shinkō Shinran Shinto shrines shrine or temple shrines and temples shūkyō social Sōka Gakkai Sōtō spiritual statue stories talismans temple's temples and shrines this-worldly benefits tion Tokyo tradition traffic safety visitors votive tablets worldly benefits Yakushi