Preparing for the Pure Land in Late Tenth-Century Japan
Devotion to Amida during the Nara period was only sporadic and it was not until the mid-Heian that his cult became firmly established and linked to the idea of salvation for the individual. This somewhat late arrival is due to the fact that Amidism in Japan did not emerge directly from Amidism in Ch...
| Published in: | Japanese journal of religious studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[1998]
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1998, Volume: 25, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 221-257 |
| Further subjects: | B
Rebirth
B Meditation B Monks B Religious Studies B Religious rituals B Bodhisattva B Vows B Hell B Prayer |
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