Depictions of the Journey to the Heavenly Realm in Early Modern Catholic and Japanese Buddhist Iconography

This article works to identify an intersection of the Catholic and Buddhist pictorial traditions with regard to the symbolism of the journey to the spiritual world. In both Christian and Buddhist traditions, the river/ ocean is a popular symbol that designates the border between this world and the o...

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Published in:Religion and the arts
Main Author: Hioki, Naoko Frances (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Religion and the arts
Further subjects:B Christian Art The Ship of the Church the Jesuits Japanese Buddhist Art
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