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Revealing the Miraculous: Objects Placed inside the Statue of the Kōfukuji Nan’endō Fukūkenjaku Kannon |
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Chan, Yen-yi (著)=詹晏怡 (au.)
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Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.49 n.1 |
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| Date | 2022 |
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| Pages | 45 - 88 |
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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 | Chan Yen-Yi is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia University. |
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| Keyword | nōnyūhin; shōjinbutsu; Pure Land; relics; Fujiwara no Kanezane; Nan’endō Fukūkenjaku Kannon |
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| Abstract | The use of relics and gorintō (five-element pagodas) as objects placed in Buddhist statues gained currency in the late twelfth century. This article examines the deposits (nōnyūhin) placed by Fujiwara no Kanezane (1149–1207) in 1189 within the statue of Fukūkenjaku Kannon in the Nan’endō at Kōfukuji in Nara, one of the earliest examples to contain both relics and gorintō. The article unravels the intricate relationship between the contents of the inserted objects, the meaning of the statue, and the motives behind the placing of the deposits. On the one hand, the deposits in this statue were carefully selected to manifest Kanezane’s conception of the sacred. On the other, they were intended to evoke a response from Fukūkenjaku Kannon to generate rebirth in Amida’s pure land. The relic deposit was enshrined because of its connection to Pure Land rebirth and was to transform the statue into a shōjinbutsu (living buddha) that assumed an array of meanings: an icon containing relics, a nexus for salvation, and a miraculous manifestation of the deity. It is also suggested that Pure Land belief was a driving force behind the increase in using relics as nōnyūhin in the late twelfth century. |
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| Table of contents | Fujiwara no Kanezane and Nan’endō Fukūkenjaku Kannon 50
The Deposited Items and the Rationale behind Their Selection 53
Deposits and a Two-Fold Body 59
Relic Deposit and Shōjinbutsu 61
Deposits, Vision, and Salvation 66
Deposits and Creation of the Icon 74
Conclusion 78
References 79 |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 222 |
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| Created date | 2023.05.31 |
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| Modified date | 2023.05.31 |
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