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Contingent and Contested: Preliminary Remarks on Buddhist Catalogs and Canons in Early Japan |
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Lowe, Bryan D.
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Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.41 n.2 |
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| Date | 2014 |
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| Pages | 221 - 253 |
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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 | Brian D. Lowe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University. |
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| Keyword | canon; catalog; Shōsōin; sutra copying; Nara Buddhism; Genbō |
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| Abstract | This article explores the notion of the Buddhist canon in seventh- and eighth-century Japan. It relies on scriptorium documents, temple records, and manuscripts of catalogs to argue that there was no single Buddhist canon in ancient Japan; each was created at a particular moment in a unique configuration to respond to the needs of the patron and the monastic community. For this reason, Buddhist canons in the Japanese case are best understood in the plural. But rather than simply focusing on what the canon was as a noun, this article examines the dynamic processes through which canons were produced as systematized collections of texts. It shows how monks, rulers, and administrators in the capital consulted continental catalogs but were never bound by them. Canon copying provided a means for individuals at court to demonstrate their
mastery over the Buddhist tradition. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Created date | 2014.11.28 |
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| Modified date | 2017.09.14 |
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