Dharma transmission rituals in Sōtō Zen Buddhism

This paper investigates the formation and transformation of Sōtō Zen Dharma transmission rituals (denbō or shihō) from the point of view of Eric Hobsbawm’s notion of 'invented traditions'. It argues that the reformation of transmission rituals was an important tool for re-inventing Sōtō Ze...

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Main Author: Licha, Stephan 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters Publishers 2016
In: Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 39, Pages: 171-205
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