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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Page 108
... Luck ( kōun ) and Moral Luck ( kaiun ) It would be a mistake , however , to think that the gamblers are leav- ing everything to luck . Many players say that it is not just a game of chance and luck but an art requiring great knowledge ...
... Luck ( kōun ) and Moral Luck ( kaiun ) It would be a mistake , however , to think that the gamblers are leav- ing everything to luck . Many players say that it is not just a game of chance and luck but an art requiring great knowledge ...
Page 109
... luck ; it also involves rewards earned for right effort ex- pended through knowledgeable skill and " religious " ritual . The amulets and talismans that can be acquired at real shrines and temples are often described as good luck charms ...
... luck ; it also involves rewards earned for right effort ex- pended through knowledgeable skill and " religious " ritual . The amulets and talismans that can be acquired at real shrines and temples are often described as good luck charms ...
Page 110
... luck understood as a lucky break that just happens without any cause or deliberate effort . Much , however , is said of kaiun , a compound consisting of an active verb and direct ob- ject that literally mean " to open up luck ” in the ...
... luck understood as a lucky break that just happens without any cause or deliberate effort . Much , however , is said of kaiun , a compound consisting of an active verb and direct ob- ject that literally mean " to open up luck ” in the ...
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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