This dissertation investigates issues of iconicity and iconoclasm in pre-modern Japanese Buddhism. It focuses upon two representative voices for and against the role of images in the enlightenment experience. Namely, it examines the works of Kukai (774-835) and Dogen (1200-1253), the respective founders of esoteric Mikkyo Buddhism and Soto Zen Buddhism in Japan.
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Introduction Chapter One: The Art of Enlightenment Chapter Two: Mikkyo Space, Zen Time Chapter Three: Kukai on the Art of the Ultimate Chapter Four: Dogen on the Art of Engaging - Chapter Five: Concluding Remarks Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
