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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... Wishes and Social Requests As we have seen in this chapter , the occasions when people seek benefits touch on every ... wishes and ac- 30-06 Kawasaki Daishi car blessing lot quire benefits . And 68 PRACTICALLY RELIGIOUS Individual Wishes ...
... Wishes and Social Requests As we have seen in this chapter , the occasions when people seek benefits touch on every ... wishes and ac- 30-06 Kawasaki Daishi car blessing lot quire benefits . And 68 PRACTICALLY RELIGIOUS Individual Wishes ...
Page 71
... wishes , but it asks that the supplicants be selective and reduce their requests to the economy of one word ( hitokoto ) . Jizō , in turn , will be equally efficient in granting those wishes . Both the classical Mahāvairocana , sitting ...
... wishes , but it asks that the supplicants be selective and reduce their requests to the economy of one word ( hitokoto ) . Jizō , in turn , will be equally efficient in granting those wishes . Both the classical Mahāvairocana , sitting ...
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... wishes will be fulfilled . In the Sutra of the Golden Light , Bishamonten ( in the form of Tamonten ) rose from his seat and ex- plained to the Buddha his wish - fulfilling mantra , which , when recited , " will cause sentient beings to ...
... wishes will be fulfilled . In the Sutra of the Golden Light , Bishamonten ( in the form of Tamonten ) rose from his seat and ex- plained to the Buddha his wish - fulfilling mantra , which , when recited , " will cause sentient beings to ...
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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