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 119
... seeking and to apply the magical powers of Dōryō , the temple's famed guardian , to this end — it underpins these ... seeking and receiving benefits . Seeking benefits does not end , the talisman reminds us , with having one's prayers ...
... seeking and to apply the magical powers of Dōryō , the temple's famed guardian , to this end — it underpins these ... seeking and receiving benefits . Seeking benefits does not end , the talisman reminds us , with having one's prayers ...
Page 126
... seeking prayers most frequently are directed toward the benefit of the individual and , generally , his or her immediate social group . Nonetheless , in recognizing the moral un- derpinnings of the process of seeking benefits , one must ...
... seeking prayers most frequently are directed toward the benefit of the individual and , generally , his or her immediate social group . Nonetheless , in recognizing the moral un- derpinnings of the process of seeking benefits , one must ...
Page 189
... 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 a monopoly over a cate- gory of benefits . Hence one may ...
... 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 a monopoly over a cate- gory of benefits . Hence one may ...
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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