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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... appear in court at a designated time and place to answer to the charge . If the person signs a promise to appear as required by the citation , he is released . When he later appears , the court can adjudicate the charge . But what ...
... appear in court at a designated time and place to answer to the charge . If the person signs a promise to appear as required by the citation , he is released . When he later appears , the court can adjudicate the charge . But what ...
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... appear truly existent . All phenomena except emptinesses are veiled truths because all appear truly existent to their principal reliable cognizers . Although empti- ness appears truly existent to an inferential cognizer , it is not a ...
... appear truly existent . All phenomena except emptinesses are veiled truths because all appear truly existent to their principal reliable cognizers . Although empti- ness appears truly existent to an inferential cognizer , it is not a ...
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... appear to you. It will change your life forever! And I believe that He desires greatly to appear to every human being personally. And if He does, the very first moment you will know how extremely loved and important you are to Him ...
... appear to you. It will change your life forever! And I believe that He desires greatly to appear to every human being personally. And if He does, the very first moment you will know how extremely loved and important you are to Him ...
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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