| Description |
1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Language Notes; List of Illustrations; Introduction: The Buddhist Warrior Goddess; 1. Mārīcī-The Warrior Goddess in India; 2. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Sixth Century) Discourse on the Incantation of the Goddess-Spell Mārīcī; 3. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Seventh Century) The Collected Dhāranī-sūtras; 4. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Eighth-Tenth Centuries); 5. Marishiten-The Warrior Goddess in Japan. |
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6. Marishiten and the Japanese Warrior7. Reflections on Mārīcī's Significance; Selected Bibliography; Indices and Character Glossaries; Chinese Index & Character Glossary; Japanese Index & Character Glossary; Sanskrit Index & Glossary; General Index; Index of Texts. |
| Summary |
In 'The Buddhist goddess Marishiten', David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Marici; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class-the bushi or samurai. In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marici (Buddhist deity) -- Cult -- Japan -- History.
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Marici (Buddhist deity) |
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Cults. |
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Japan. |
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History. |
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Marici (Buddhist deity) -- Cult -- China -- History.
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China. |
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Samurai -- Religious life -- Japan -- History.
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Samurai -- Religious life. |
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Samurai. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hall, David A. Buddhist goddess Marishiten 9789004250109 (DLC) 2013026376 |
| ISBN |
9789004252660 (electronic book) |
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9004252665 (electronic book) |
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9789004250109 |
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9004250107 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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