Living Buddhist Statues in Early Medieval and Modern Japan

By: Sarah J. Horton

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Hardcover | 1 May 2007 | Edition Number 1

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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).

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"This is an excellent cross-disciplinary study that makes a valuable contribution to Japanese Buddhist studies - one that serious scholars in this field should read... Highly recommended." - CHOICE"[T]he book's emphasis on contemporary practices and attitudes, its focus on some of the little-studied texts that underlie these things, and its attention to a wide range of icons are fresh and welcome approaches; the medieval rituals and the miraculous stories Horton presents about Buddhist images are valuable documents." - Fabio Rambelli, Sapporo University

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Illustrations	p. x
Abbreviations	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Introduction: Living Buddhist Statues	p. 1
Biographies of Statues	p. 4
Symbolism, Veiled Presences, and Open Display	p. 5
Eye-Opening Ceremonies	p. 10
Buddhist Statues in Modern Japan	p. 12
Textual Sources: Tales, Temple Histories, and Illustrated Scrolls	p. 14
Collections of Tales	p. 15
Temple Histories (engi)	p. 17
Illustrated Narrative Scrolls (emaki)	p. 17
Types of Deities	p. 17
Topical Outline	p. 20
Sakyamuni: Still Alive in This World	p. 22
Sakyamuni in Modern Japan	p. 22
The Buddha's Birthday	p. 22
The Seiryoji Temple Sakyamuni: A Statue with Guts	p. 26
Textual Bases for Devotion to Sakyamuni	p. 31
Sakyamuni in Early Medieval Japan: Creating a Pure Land	p. 33
The Daianji Temple Sakyamuni	p. 34
The Sakyamuni of Vulture Peak Hall	p. 37
The Sakyamuni of Seiryoji Temple, Revisited	p. 42
The Buddha's Birthday, Revisited	p. 46
Connected to Amida Buddha	p. 49
Amida Buddha in Modern Japan	p. 49
Welcoming Ceremonies	p. 50
The Glancing-Back Amida	p. 58
Textual Bases for Devotion to Amida	p. 59
Amida in Early Medieval Japan	p. 61
Essentials for Pure Land Birth	p. 62
The Meditation Society of Twenty-Five	p. 64
Welcoming Ceremonies, Masks, and Images of Amida	p. 67
Connection to the Buddha with Threads	p. 70
The Glancing-Back Amida, Revisited	p. 73
The Burned-Cheek Amida	p. 74
Kannon: Whatever It Takes	p. 77
Kannon in Modern Japan	p. 80
Pilgrimages and Seal Books	p. 80
Kiyomizu Kannon	p. 84
The Kannons of Hasedera and Ishiyamadera Temples	p. 87
Rokuharamitsuji Kannon	p. 90
Textual Bases for Devotion to Kannon	p. 92
Sutras	p. 92
Miracle Tales	p. 94
Kannon in Early Medieval Japan	p. 95
The Evidence of Diaries, Novels, and Tales	p. 95
The Kannon of Kiyomizudera Temple, Revisited: Bestower of Wealth	p. 99
The Kannon of Hasedera Temple, Revisited: Affairs of the Heart	p. 100
The Kannon of Ishiyamadera Temple, Revisited: More Affairs of the Heart	p. 105
The Kannon of Rokuharamitsuji Temple, Revisited: Missing in Action?	p. 109
The Miraculous Kannon of Kokawadera Temple	p. 109
Jizo to the Rescue	p. 112
Jizo in Modern Japan	p. 114
Jizo and the Afterlife	p. 114
Jizo and Deceased Children	p. 116
Jizo and the Bon Festival	p. 120
Other Facets of Jizo	p. 129
Naked Jizos	p. 135
Textual Bases for Devotion to Jizo	p. 138
Jizo in Early Medieval Japan	p. 141
Jizo Fellowships	p. 142
The Sutra on Jizo and the Ten Kings and the Longevity Jizo Sutra	p. 146
Accounts of the Miracles of Jizo Bodhisattva and Tales of Times Now Past	p. 148
Yatadera Temple Jizo, Revisited	p. 149
The Wig-Holding Jizo, Revisited	p. 151
The Rice-Planting Jizo (Taue Jizo)	p. 152
The Jizo Who Needed His Eyes Opened	p. 153
Naked Jizos, Revisited	p. 154
Secret Buddhas, the Veiled Presence	p. 156
Varieties of Secret Buddhas	p. 156
The Case of the Savior Kannon of Horyuji	p. 158
Attitudes toward Secret Buddhas	p. 161
Zushi: Home of the Deity	p. 162
Why Secret Buddhas?	p. 166
The Influence of Esoteric Buddhism	p. 167
The Influence of Shinto	p. 169
Practical Concerns	p. 170
Concealment in Japanese Culture	p. 171
A Doctrinal Explanation	p. 172
Curtain Openings and Stand-Ins	p. 173
A Modern-Day Curtain-Opening Celebration	p. 176
Three Absolute Secret Buddhas	p. 178
The Kannon of Sensoji Temple	p. 178
Zenkoji Temple: The Amida Triad	p. 180
The Two Kannons of Todaiji Temple's Second-Month Hall (Nigatsudo)	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 189
Notes	p. 193
Glossary	p. 210
Bibliography	p. 214
Index	p. 223
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