A History of Japanese Religion笠原一男 Seventeen distinguished experts on Japanese religion provide a fascinating overview of its history and development. Beginning with the origins of religion in primitive Japanese society, they chart the growth of each of Japan's major religious organizations and doctrinal systems. They follow Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity, and popular religious belief through major periods of change to show how history and religion affected each-and discuss the interactions between the different religious traditions. |
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Page 175
... clergy objected strongly to Hōnen's teachings and at- tacked him on nine points . These included charges that he ignored and slighted Sakyamuni Buddha , giving precedence to Amida ; that he stigma- tized all practices other than the ...
... clergy objected strongly to Hōnen's teachings and at- tacked him on nine points . These included charges that he ignored and slighted Sakyamuni Buddha , giving precedence to Amida ; that he stigma- tized all practices other than the ...
Page 225
... clergy of the growing order and that the training centers were becoming more autonomous . In the sect's early days , the head of the sect would dispatch clergy to local centers at the request of believers or patrons . Gradually , though ...
... clergy of the growing order and that the training centers were becoming more autonomous . In the sect's early days , the head of the sect would dispatch clergy to local centers at the request of believers or patrons . Gradually , though ...
Page 224
... clergy , and if we as- sume there was one groom for every two pack horses , there were at least one hundred and fifty attendants . In addition , there would have been at least one groom - attendant for each mount , making a total of ...
... clergy , and if we as- sume there was one groom for every two pack horses , there were at least one hundred and fifty attendants . In addition , there would have been at least one groom - attendant for each mount , making a total of ...
Contents
Maps | 13 |
Religion in Primitive Japanese Society | 27 |
Buddhism and the Nara Schools | 47 |
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abbot activities Amida ascetic attain rebirth became believers Bodhisattva branch temples Buddha Buddhism centers century Christian church clan clergy cult daimyō deity disciple district doctrine Dōgen Edo period emperor Enryaku-ji esoteric established faith followers founder Fuji Fuju Fuse faction head temple Heian period Hōnen Hongan-ji Honshu Honzan group imperial Ippen Japan Japanese Ji sect Jōdo Jōdo sect Jōdo Shin sect Kamakura kami Kannon Kantō Konkōkyō Kūkai Kumano Kyōdan Kyōkai Kyoto Kyushu large number Lotus Sutra Meiji period Miroku missionary month Mount Hiei Mount Kōya mountains movement Nagasaki Nara nembutsu Nichiren sect Nihon official ōjō Ōmi Province organization popular practice preaching precepts Prefecture priests propagation Province Pure Land recite region religion religious rites ritual Saichō salvation sect's sendatsu Shingon Shinran Shintō Shō shogunate shrines Shū Shugen Shugendō shugenja Sōtō Sōtō sect spirit teachings Tendai Tenrikyō tion Tokugawa Tokyo traditional village warrior worship Yugyō Shōnin