Eison, Monkan, and the cult of founders in medieval Japan: on the construction of narrative and material selves in East Asian Buddhism
This article addresses the viability of constructions of a narrative self in light of the Buddhist doctrine of no-self by examining Eison (or Eizon; 1201–90), founder of the Shingon Ritsu movement; his grand-disciple Monkan (1278–1357); and their involvement in the cult of founders in medieval Japan...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2021
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Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 390-416 |
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narrative self
B Autobiography B Saidaiji order B Eison (1201–90) B No-self B devotional cults B Esoteric Buddhism B living icons B Monkan (1278–1357) B Kamakura period (1185–1333) |
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