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 87
... noted earlier in our discussion of the Flower Garland Sutra , to have the gods give us what we want is to be spared the vice of selfishness and to obligate ourselves morally to earn our rewards . This is a favor but it is not a free ...
... noted earlier in our discussion of the Flower Garland Sutra , to have the gods give us what we want is to be spared the vice of selfishness and to obligate ourselves morally to earn our rewards . This is a favor but it is not a free ...
Page 128
... noted : after all , if rinsing your money in water might cause it to double , why not try ? The " insurance factor " is probably the most commonly articulated sentiment — especially among the students we interviewed who have written ...
... noted : after all , if rinsing your money in water might cause it to double , why not try ? The " insurance factor " is probably the most commonly articulated sentiment — especially among the students we interviewed who have written ...
Page 189
... noted the peripatetic behavior that is often asso- ciated with seeking benefits . This behavior is based on the notion that seeking benefits in one place does not preclude one from doing so elsewhere : no single place or deity ever has ...
... noted the peripatetic behavior that is often asso- ciated with seeking benefits . This behavior is based on the notion that seeking benefits in one place does not preclude one from doing so elsewhere : no single place or deity ever has ...
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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