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Fukudenkai: Sewing the Buddha's Robe in Contemporary Japanese Buddhist Practice |
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Riggs, Diane E.
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.31 n.2 |
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| Date | 2004 |
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| Pages | 311 - 356 |
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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 | Diane E. Riggs is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles. |
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| Keyword | Buddhist robe; fukudenkai; kesa; Sawaki Kodo; Jiun Onko; vinaya; nyohoe |
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| Abstract | This paper discusses twentieth-century Buddhist robe study and sewing
groups called fukudenkai that were established after World War 11 by the Soto
Zen priest and scholar Sawaki Kodo (1898-1965) and his disciples. The term
fukudenkai refers to a metaphor of spiritual efficacy (a field of merit) that the
robe embodies, and many participants believe that the act of sewing the robe
in a context of meditation and formal Zen practice produces merit. Sawaki’s
promotion of faith in the Buddhist robe as equivalent to faith in the Buddhist
teaching is based on two essays by Dogen (1200-1253), who is revered as the
founder of the Japanese Soto Zen lineage. In addition to Soto commentaries
on Dogen^s essays, Sawaki also made use of the texts and practical robe sewing
techniques developed by the pioneering Shingon scholar, Jiun Onko
(1718-1804). The form and materials of fukudenkai robes are quite different
from the modern forms established by the Soto administrative office, whose
regulations guide commercial robe makers. Fukudenkai groups thus provide
an alternative to the centrally controlled commercial culture of robe making
in contemporary Japan. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Created date | 2006.04.28 |
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| Modified date | 2017.08.29 |
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