Curing with Kaji: Healing and Esoteric Empowerment in Japan
The Shingon practice of kaji is generally understood to be a mutual empowerment of self and Buddha that occurs in esoteric interpenetration visualizations. This doctrinal definition however, neglects the important role that kaji has historically played as a hands-on healing technique. This paper exa...
| Published in: | Japanese journal of religious studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2005]
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Medical Practice B Deities B Religious Studies B Religious rituals B Healing B Medical cures B Personal empowerment B Healers B Prayer |
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| Summary: | The Shingon practice of kaji is generally understood to be a mutual empowerment of self and Buddha that occurs in esoteric interpenetration visualizations. This doctrinal definition however, neglects the important role that kaji has historically played as a hands-on healing technique. This paper examines some of the theoretical, practical, and historical dimensions of kaji, while also considering some of the modern-day claims of kaji practitioners and patients in contemporary Japan. Such an investigation not only expands our understanding of Japan's religio-medical history, but also prompts our re-evaluation of the dominant discourses related to Chinese kanpō, Neo-Confucian, and Western European medicine. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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