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Criticism and Appropriation: Nichiren's Attitude toward Esoteric Buddhism |
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Dolce, Lucia
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.26 n.3-4 |
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| Date | 1999 |
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| Pages | 349 - 382 |
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| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
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http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/
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| Location | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, Japan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | 金剛乘=真言教=瑜伽宗=坦特羅佛教=密教=密宗=Tantric Buddhism=Esoteric Buddhism=Vajrayana Buddhism; esoteric Buddhism (mikkyo); Nichiren; shingon; legitimation; mandala; Taimitsu; ritual |
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| Abstract | This paper explores the complex relationship between Nichiren and esoteric
Buddhism (mikkyd). It first reconsiders the received view of Nichiren as an
intransigent and systematic critic of all forms of esotericism, and suggests
that his criticism should be understood as a strategy of legitimation. It
then attempts to reevaluate Nichiren’s interactions with the Buddhism of
his time, focusing on the influence that notions developed in Tendai eso
tericism (Taimitsu) and rituals in vogue in the early medieval period exer
cised on Nichiren. In particular, it considers Nichiren 公 construction of a
mandala as the object of worship (horizon) of his Lotus Buddhism.
Nichiren used his knowledge of esotericism to reinforce the exclusive faith
in the Lotus Sutra that he advocated. His tendency to amalgamate ideas
originating from different traditions places him in a line of continuity
with the forms of Buddhism that preceded him. In this respect, the analysis
of Nichiren ys relation to esoteric Buddhism also becomes significant as a
case study for a reexamination of the tenets of early medieval Buddhism
(Kamakura Buddhism). |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Created date | 2006.04.26 |
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| Modified date | 2019.08.26 |
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