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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... various English translations , such as " practical benefits , " that we introduced earlier ) we are , in effect , using a shorthand for the in- terlocking framework of themes , concepts , practices , and meanings that are associated ...
... various English translations , such as " practical benefits , " that we introduced earlier ) we are , in effect , using a shorthand for the in- terlocking framework of themes , concepts , practices , and meanings that are associated ...
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... various parts of Tokyo in turn , thus enabling the reader to readily determine what benefits are on offer in any particular area . To take one example : the book outlines some forty - six different types of benefits offered within the ...
... various parts of Tokyo in turn , thus enabling the reader to readily determine what benefits are on offer in any particular area . To take one example : the book outlines some forty - six different types of benefits offered within the ...
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... various versions of the engi , Kūkai ( Kōbō Daishi ) carved a statue of himself in his forty - second year . In common Japanese reli- gious belief ( derived from Taoist influences ) the forty - second year is the yakudoshi , or ...
... various versions of the engi , Kūkai ( Kōbō Daishi ) carved a statue of himself in his forty - second year . In common Japanese reli- gious belief ( derived from Taoist influences ) the forty - second year is the yakudoshi , or ...
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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