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Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-05-31 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
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Language: en
Pages: 289
Pages: 289
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-04-18 - Publisher: Routledge
The medieval period of Japanese religious history is commonly known as one in which there was a radical transformation of the religious culture. This book sugge
Language: en
Pages: 288
Pages: 288
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Univ of California Press
"This is an exciting exploration of the world of Buddhist attitudes towards religious texts, from Indian scriptures to Japanese medieval tales. Its emphasis on
Language: en
Pages: 249
Pages: 249
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-30 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Scholars have long remarked on the frequency with which Japanese myths portrayed gods (kami) as old men or okina. Many of these “sacred elders” came to be f
Language: en
Pages: 633
Pages: 633
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-30 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Buddhists across Asia have often aspired to die with a clear and focused mind, as the historical Buddha himself is said to have done. This book explores how the