Finding a Place for Jizo: A Study of Jizo Statuary in the Buddhist Temples of Sendai
Statues of the bodhisattva Jizo can be found in most Buddhist temples in Japan. However, the role they play within the confines of the temple grounds has received little attention from scholars of Japanese Buddhism. In this article, the author analyzes the placement of Jizo statues at 214 temples in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Nanzan Institute
2019
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-172 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sendai
/ Buddhism
/ Temple
/ Kshitigarbha
/ Statue
/ Arrangement
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| RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Abbots
B Cemeteries B Deities B Religious Studies B Gem stones B Photographs B Bodhisattva B Hell B Temples |
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