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 181
... one's car , are also open to public view . In the goma ritual , for example , it is common for the priests to read ... one's person , in one's home , or in one's car - functions as an avenue through which Traffic safety amulet TOYOTA ...
... one's car , are also open to public view . In the goma ritual , for example , it is common for the priests to read ... one's person , in one's home , or in one's car - functions as an avenue through which Traffic safety amulet TOYOTA ...
Page 189
... one's faith in more than one deity or institution . Azu- mamaro Shrine's role in providing a backup prayer on the very day of one's examinations has a distinct pragmatic dimension , since it is lo- cated near one of Kyoto's larger ...
... one's faith in more than one deity or institution . Azu- mamaro Shrine's role in providing a backup prayer on the very day of one's examinations has a distinct pragmatic dimension , since it is lo- cated near one of Kyoto's larger ...
Page 253
... one's job.64 Naturally the guidebook offers numerous places where one can seek to improve one's life and skills in various ways - whether by of- fering the benefit of helping one's baseball team to win , a benefit pro- vided at the ...
... one's job.64 Naturally the guidebook offers numerous places where one can seek to improve one's life and skills in various ways - whether by of- fering the benefit of helping one's baseball team to win , a benefit pro- vided at 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