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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 46
Page 10
... centers see no contradiction between worldly prayers and spiritual training . Thus the commemorative volume produced by Saijōji on the six- hundredth anniversary of its founding focuses on the temple as a training center for monks and ...
... centers see no contradiction between worldly prayers and spiritual training . Thus the commemorative volume produced by Saijōji on the six- hundredth anniversary of its founding focuses on the temple as a training center for monks and ...
Page 60
... centers ? What is the calendrical cycle of praying for benefits ? In what ways can benefits be sought ? What ritual processes and religious objects are associated with them ? While these topics are discussed in later chapters , it is im ...
... centers ? What is the calendrical cycle of praying for benefits ? In what ways can benefits be sought ? What ritual processes and religious objects are associated with them ? While these topics are discussed in later chapters , it is im ...
Page 248
... Centers of benefits can , of course , only flourish if they have access to clienteles who will patron- ize them or need what they have to offer . Major population centers are not only able to provide the most concentrated clienteles ...
... Centers of benefits can , of course , only flourish if they have access to clienteles who will patron- ize them or need what they have to offer . Major population centers are not only able to provide the most concentrated clienteles ...
Other editions - View all
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