Rice, Relics, and Jewels: The Network and Agency of Rice Grains in Medieval Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
Rice fulfilled an important sacred function in medieval Japanese esoteric Buddhist practice and worship. Its religious use was primarily based on Buddhist doctrines establishing a connection between rice grains and relics of the Buddha, but there were also other, non-canonical beliefs that further e...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
2018
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 269-308 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Mikkyō
/ Oryza
/ Symbolics
/ Relic
/ Gem
/ Geschichte Anfänge-1600
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia KCD Hagiography; saints TA History |
| Further subjects: | B
Rainmaking rituals
B Buddhism B Religious Studies B Stupas B Gem stones B Religious rituals B Shintoism B Mandalas B Rice |
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