The Ritual World of Buddhist "Shinto": The Reikiki and Initiations on Kami-Related Matters (Jingi kanjō) in Late Medieval and Early-Modern Japan
This article describes a set of rituals, closely related to esoteric Buddhist initiations, in which imperial and kami symbols often replace Buddhist ones. These rituals were at the basis of the transmission of knowledge and practices concerning the kami within the larger framework of medieval and ea...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2002]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2002, Volume: 29, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 265-297 |
| Further subjects: | B
Emperors
B Mantras B Buddhism B Deities B Religious Studies B Reiki B Religious rituals B Altars B Shintoism B Semiotics |
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