Encyclopedia of Buddhism
equivalent to that accrued through PILGRIMAGEto sa- cred sites like BODHGAYAand LumbinGarden. Thus, the presence of reputed r ...
were represented as s ́arlraor dhatu.As the Mahayana came to prioritize worship of “the book” as manifest- ing the presence ...
bolster their authority, and the large crowds that at- tended such processions gave evidence of faith among the populace. Indeed ...
Brown, Peter. The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity.Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981. Fa ...
600–664) brought 150 relic grains, as well as seven im- ages and 657 chapters of Buddhist scriptures, from his sixteen-year jour ...
A second “translation” was supposedly carried out a few centuries after the appearance of the original version by the monk Amogh ...
and harm in the present life. The goal was not merely to escape the social penalties of rule breaking, but to avoid the larger k ...
bering, reciting, and explaining the scriptures, while the first advocates “formless repentance,” as in the statement “Since one ...
subtle fetters (samyojana). The three lower fetters are removed upon entering into the stream: (1) wrong view in the reality of ...
ample, the time of day for performing the ritual, the color of the practitioner’s clothing, and the kind of altar to be employed ...
Bell, Catherine. Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice.New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. Bell, Catherine. Ritual: Per ...
Vessels for offerings In India the primary offerings made to the Buddha and stupas were incense, flowers, and candles. The Japa ...
important are those that protect and empower the practitioner and the ritual space. These are placed on the ritual altar and inc ...
and vessels for offerings of food are positioned in the four corners. The final group includes various musical imple- ments such ...
Tibetan histories unanimously portray these years as a “dark period,” a time of degeneration for Buddhism when, freed from the w ...
region. In reaction to the growing sectarianism throughout Tibet, those involved sought out common ground between the schools an ...
made up of two long and one short panel, or twenty- five columns, each comprised of four long and one short panel. Figure 1 show ...
ROBES ANDCLOTHING Seven-columned kasayai SOURCE:Adapted from Kyuma (1994), p. 48. FIGURE 1 ...
ROBES ANDCLOTHING patch together for robes. In modern times, Japanese congregations sometimes solicit funds to provide their mon ...
Kennedy, Alan. Manteau de Nuages: Kesa Japonais.Paris: Re- union des Musée Nationaux, 1992. Kyuma, Echu. Kesa no hanashi.Kyoto ...
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