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The Making of an Esoteric Deity: Sannō Discourse in the Keiran shūyōshū |
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Park, Yeonjoo
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Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.47 n.1 |
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| Date | 2020 |
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| Pages | 161 - 176 |
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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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| Note | Author Affiliations: the Institute of Humanities Korea Plus and the Academy of Cultural Studies at Dongguk University |
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| Keyword | Tendai; esoteric Buddhism; Keiran shūyōshū; Sannō; kami; honji suijaku |
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| Abstract | This study explores depictions of Sannō in the Keiran shūyōshū, a collection of orally transmitted teachings on Mt. Hiei compiled in the early fourteenth century. Originally a conglomeration of protective kami, Sannō rose in prominence to become the primary deity of the mountain and, by extension, the divine representation of the Tendai teachings. Based on the medieval hermeneutic of source-trace, Sannō was posited as the embodiment of Tendai esoteric doctrine. This article demonstrates that the Sannō deity of Mt. Hiei, as constructed in the Keiran, represents a concerted effort among Tendai scholastics in medieval Japan to specify an orthodox esoteric Buddhist tradition by associating the fundamental doctrines of their school and consolidating competing interpretations into the guise of a singular deity. |
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| Table of contents | The Mission of the Keiran 163
Sannō, The Lord of the Mountain 165
Sannō as Esoteric Deity 168
Japan as the Land of Sannō 172
Conclusion 173
References 174 |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| DOI | dx.doi.org/10.18874/jjrs.47.1.2020.161-176 |
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| Created date | 2021.01.08 |
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