Imagining Rāhula in Medieval Japan: The Raun kōshiki

This article examines the Raun kōshiki, a liturgical text composed by the priest Yuishin, a scholar of both the Hossō and Ritsu (Vinaya) traditions who studied under Nara priests interested in the revival of the precepts. The Raun kōshiki, which is focused on Śākyamuni's son, Rāhula, captures b...

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Auteur principal: Meeks, Lori Rachelle 1976- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Nanzan Institute 2016
Dans: Japanese journal of religious studies
Année: 2016, Volume: 43, Numéro: 1, Pages: 131-151
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Rāhula ca. 6. Jh. v. Chr. / Culte des saints / Japan / Kōshiki / Lüzong / Hagiographie chrétienne
RelBib Classification:AG Vie religieuse
BL Bouddhisme
KBM Asie
KCD Hagiographie
TE Moyen Âge
Sujets non-standardisés:B Pregnancy
B Veneration
B Narratives
B Monks
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Sons
B Birth
B Bodhisattva
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Résumé:This article examines the Raun kōshiki, a liturgical text composed by the priest Yuishin, a scholar of both the Hossō and Ritsu (Vinaya) traditions who studied under Nara priests interested in the revival of the precepts. The Raun kōshiki, which is focused on Śākyamuni's son, Rāhula, captures both the Ritsu school's interest in "returning" to the foundational teachings of the historical Buddha and his immediate disciples, as well as its support of "early" Buddhist practices associated with the Indian and Chinese Sanghas, such as the veneration of the Buddha's disciples and the cult of the arhats. In addition to tracing the use of the Raun kōshiki in medieval Ritsu-school circles, this article also undertakes a close reading of the liturgy's textual content, comparing Yuishin's portrayal of Rāhula with other textual descriptions of the Buddha's son circulating in Japan during Yuishin's time.
Contient:Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.43.1.2016.131-151