Through the Open Gate of Heavens: The Tōdaiji Objects and Salvation in Vairocana's Lotus Treasury World

The set of eighth-century objects known as the “Tōdaiji Golden Hall Platform Pacifying Objects” (Tōdaiji Kondō chindangu 東大寺金堂鎮壇具; “Tōdaiji objects”) is among the earliest concrete evidence of ritual practice in the Nara period. This study reveals how the Tōdaiji objects transformed the space inside...

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Main Author: Walley, Akiko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B Kegonkyō
B Tōdaiji chindangu
B Shōtoku
B Japanese Buddhism
B Bonmokyō
B Nara period
B Tōdaiji
B Kōken
B Shōsōin
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