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Dhāraṇī and Mantra in Contemporary Korean Buddhism: A Textual Ethnography of Spell Materials for Popular Consumption |
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McBride, Richard D., II
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Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies=JIABS
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| Volume | v.42 |
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| Date | 2019 |
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| Pages | 361 - 403 |
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| Publisher | Peeters Publishers |
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http://www.peeters-leuven.be/
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| Location | Leuven, Belgium [魯汶, 比利時] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | This essay is an investigation of the uses of dhāraṇīs and mantras in contemporary Buddhism in South Korea by examining literature and materials intended for lay Buddhists. Popular interest in dhāraṇīs has been increasing steadily since the turn of the twenty-first century, in conjunction with the return to popularity of apotropaic charms and talismans. Lay people utilize dhāraṇīs in essentially five ways: (1) in personal devotionals; (2) as sūtra-material copied for merit; (3) as talismans and in household or business rituals supplicating for this-worldly benefits; (4) for exorcisms and death rituals; and (5) as materials enshrined in the chest cavities of Buddha images and in pagodas. The most popular dhāraṇīs seems to be the Dhāraṇī of Spiritually Sublime Phrases (Sinmyo changgu taedarani), a variant of the Nīlakaṇṭha-dhāraṇī from the Korean Thousand Hands Sūtra (Ch’ŏnsu kyŏng). |
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| Table of contents | Personal Devotionals 364
Sutra-material Copied for Merit 377
Talismans 381
Exorcisms and Death Rituals 384
Materials Enshrined in the Chest Cavities of Buddha Images 390
Conclusion 393
Appendix: Instructions for Four Do-It-Yourself Dhāraṇī Rituals 396
References 399 |
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| ISSN | 0193600X (P); 25070347 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.2143/JIABS.42.0.3287483 |
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| Hits | 356 |
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| Created date | 2021.03.20 |
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