Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia

238 henrik h. sørensen The Cult of Sudṛṣti An early tradition in Chinese Buddhism—undoubtedly of Indian ori- gin—has the bodhi ...

. astrology and the worship of the planets 239 on the Tang texts. Ennin reports on the Sudṛsti cult in his celebrated ̣ Nittō ...

240 henrik h. sørensen (683–723).^44 Embedded in this ritual work is another text, the Chisheng- guang yaofa (Essential Method o ...

. astrology and the worship of the planets 241 The Tejaprabha cult enjoyed considerable popularity and was fairly widespread t ...

242 henrik h. sørensen Figure 1. Tejaprabha and his retinue. Ninth century. Zhongyan Temple , Jiangzhou , Jiangbei county, Sichu ...

. astrology and the worship of the planets 243 surrounding Tejaprabha from Kumedera and Hōryūji , both dating from the twelfth ...

244 henrik h. sørensen Conclusion The worship of the asterisms and heavenly bodies played an important role in Esoteric Buddhism ...

20. CONCEPTS OF THE NETHERWORLD AND MODIFICATIONS IN THE CHINESE ARTICULATION OF KARMA Neil Schmid Introduction Scholars have ty ...

246 neil schmid the living and the dead inhabit separate realms.^2 The “great boundary” daxian between this world and beyond dem ...

. the netherworld and modifications of karma 247 During the late Warring States period, Mount Tai in Shandong, ruled over by t ...

248 neil schmid .^14 This man, not yet fated to die, is allowed to return due to a declaration filed on his behalf and submitted ...

. the netherworld and modifications of karma 249 thus allowed for a variety of possible worlds for the deceased—except that of ...

250 neil schmid of their forebears. Although chengfu differed from Buddhist karma in the scope of its responsibility, the profou ...

21. MEDIUMS IN ESOTERIC BUDDHISM James Robson The term “medium” or “spirit-medium” translates (or approximates) the Chinese term ...

252 james robson There is evidence of mediumistic practices found in Chinese antiq- uity, though its complicated history—and the ...

. mediums in esoteric buddhism 253 centuries, numerous esoteric Buddhists texts related to spirit-medi- umship and possession— ...

254 james robson present day (Davis 2001). Sprit-mediumship spread geographically to Chinese diaspora communities in Malaysia, S ...

22. ESOTERIC BUDDHIST ART UP TO THE TANG Henrik H. Sørensen Although we are here primarily concerned with Buddhist art in China ...

256 henrik h. sørensen in Buddhism, were given protective roles, roles decidedly secondary in nature from the perspective of the ...

. esoteric buddhist art up to the tang 257 Museum shows how the indigenous tradition interacted with the spirit world of Buddh ...