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Lethal Fire: The Shingon Yamāntaka Abhicāra Homa |
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Payne, Richard (著)
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Journal of Religion and Violence
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| Volume | v.6 n.1 |
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| Date | 2018 |
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| Pages | 11 - 31 |
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| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center |
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http://www.pdcnet.org/
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| Location | Charlottesville, VA, US [夏律第鎮, 維吉尼亞州, 美國] |
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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 | Yamāntaka; Shingon; tantra; homa/goma; destructive ritual; subjugation |
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| Abstract | An important element in the ritual corpus of Shingon Buddhism, a tantric tradition in Japan, is the homa (goma, 護摩). This is a votive ritual in which offerings are made into a fire, and has roots that trace to the Vedic ritual tradition. One of the five ritual functions that the homa can fulfill is destruction, abhicāra. A destructive ritual with Yamāntaka as the chief deity is one such ritual in the contemporary Shingon ritual corpus. Consideration of this ritual provides entrée into the history of destructive practices, including violent subjugation, that date from very early in the Buddhist tradition. Exploration of this theme is offered as a balancing corrective to the modern representation of Buddhism as an exception to the violent character of other religions. However, despite the history of destructive ritual practices, the contemporary homa examined in the latter part of the essay shows very few of the characteristics found historically. This indicates an ambiguity in the tradition between a historical understanding of such rituals as literally destructive of one’s enemies, and the contemporary understanding that the enemies to be destroyed are simply personifications of one’s own obscurations. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 11
Introduction 11
Brief Historical Overview: From the Vedas to the Tantras 13
What’s Under the Rock of Sublimation? 17
Three, Four, Five, Many? Abhicara in the Categories of Tantric Ritual 18
Violent and Aggressive Rites in the Vajrabhairava Tantras 20
Sarvadurgatipariśodhana Tantra and Vajravarman’s Commentary 22
The Shingon Goma 23
Yamāntaka: Chief Deity of this Goma 24
Yamāntaka in the Dual Maṇḍala 25
Description of Yamāntaka in this Goma Ritual Manual 26
Five Sections: Deities Evoked 27
Offerings Made in the Shingon Abhicāra Homa 27
Summary 28
References 29 |
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| ISSN | 21596808 (E) |
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| Hits | 32 |
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| Created date | 2023.11.29 |
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| Modified date | 2023.11.29 |
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