Living Buddhist statues in early medieval and modern Japan / Sarah J. Horton.

• Introduction: Living Buddhist Statues -- Śākamuni: Alive in This World -- Connected to Amida Buddha -- Kannon: Whatever it Takes -- Jizō to the Rescue -- Secret Buddhas, the Veiled Presence.

• Large numbers of Buddhist believers regarded Buddhist statues in surprising ways in late- tenth and early eleventh century Japan. Examination of such questions of functionality contributes to a broader view of Buddhist practice at a time when Buddhism was rapidly spreading among many levels of Japanese society. This book focuses particularly on the function of the following types of images: ?secret Buddhas? (hibutsu), which are rarely if ever displayed; Buddhas who exchange bodies with sufferers (migawari butsu); and masks of bodhisattvas used in a ritual called mukaeko. Primary sources for these topics include collections of popular tales (setsuwa), poetry, ritual texts, and temple histories (engi). -- from publisher description. 

Ämnesord

Buddhistisk skulptur  (sao)

Buddhistiska gudar  (sao)

Buddhist gods  -- Japan. (LCSH)

Buddhist cults  -- Japan. (LCSH)

Buddhist sculpture  -- Japan. (LCSH)

Buddhism  -- Japan -- Customs and practices. (LCSH)

Dieux bouddhiques  -- Japon. (Vedettes-matière)

Cultes bouddhiques  -- Japon. (Vedettes-matière)

Sculpture bouddhique  -- Japon. (Vedettes-matière)

Bouddhisme  -- Japon -- Coutumes et pratiques. (Vedettes-matière)

Buddhist cults.  (fast)

Buddhist gods.  (fast)

Buddhist sculpture.  (fast)

Buddhism  -- Customs and practices. (fast)

Buddhist gods  (LCSH)

Buddhist sculpture  (LCSH)

Japan  (sao)

Japan.  (fast)

Klassifikation

BQ4660.J3 (LCC)

294.342180952 (DDC)

Cmec.02 (kssb/8 (machine generated))