From Outcasts to Emperors: Shingon Ritsu and the Mañjuśrī Cult in Medieval Japan Shingon Ritsu and the Mañjuśrī Cult in Medieval Japan |
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| Author:
| Quinter, David |
| Series title: | Brill's Japanese Studies Library |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-29339-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $189.00 |
Book Description:
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In From Outcasts to Emperors, David Quinter illuminates the Shingon Ritsu movement founded by the charismatic Buddhist monk Eison (1201-90) at Saidaiji in Nara, Japan, with a focus on Eison and his disciples' involvement in the cult of the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī.
In From Outcasts to Emperors, David Quinter illuminates the Shingon Ritsu movement founded by the charismatic Buddhist monk Eison (1201-90) at Saidaiji in Nara, Japan, with a focus on Eison and his disciples' involvement in the cult of the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī.