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Temple Myths and the Popularization of Kannon Pilgrimage in Japan: A Case Study of Oya-ji on the Bando Route |
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MacWilliams, Mark W.
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.24 n.3-4 |
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| Date | 1997 |
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| Pages | 375 - 411 |
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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 | 朝聖=Pilgrimage |
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| Abstract | The Bando pilgrimage is a major form of Kannon devotionalism in
Japan. This paper explores the role of founding tales (engi) in promoting
the Bando pilgrimage by examining an example from one of its sites, Oya-
ji. Pilgrims were deeply stirred by what they saw at Oya-ji, particularly the
mysterious image of the senju Kannon that was the temple’s main devotional image. The stories collected in the Oya-ji engi concerning the origin
of this image and its worship stirred the religious imagination of pilgrims.
The engi does so by identifying Oya ’s environs descriptively with the myth-
scape of Kannon，s abode on Mount Fudaraku. Second, it offers a dramatic
vision of the bodhisattva 公 powerful presence on site by using one type of
founding myth of meeting~subjugating the kami through the issue of
spiritual lig h t.l hird, it has tales about exemplary meetings of Kannon
with pilgrims. These emphasize the spiritual benefits that can accrue
through worship. Engi like Oya-ji s and others collected in pilgrimage texts
called reijo-ki were vital for the popularization of the Bando and other
Kannon pilgrimages in Japan. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 1087 |
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| Created date | 1999.07.14 |
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| Modified date | 2017.08.25 |
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