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Preparing for the Pure Land in Late Tenth-Century Japan |
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| Author |
Bowring, Richard
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.25 n.3-4 |
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| Date | 1998 |
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| Pages | 221 - 257 |
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| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
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| Publisher Url |
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 | 淨土=Pure Land |
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| Abstract | 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 China but rather indirectly via the use of Amida as an object
of meditation by Tendai monks. Considerable light can be thrown on the
early development of this cult by a study of a vow, together with two
covenants, signed in 986 by twenty-five founding members of a group ded
icated to helping each other reach the Pure Land by preparing meticulously
for the final moment before death. The Tendai monk Genshin, known pri
marily as the author of the influential Ojdydshu, played a leading role in
this group. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 681 |
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| Created date | 1999.07.14 |
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| Modified date | 2017.08.25 |
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