Accounts and Images of Six Kannon in Japan / / Sherry D. Fowler.
Buddhists around the world celebrate the benefits of worshipping Kannon (Avalokiteśvara), a compassionate savior who is one of the most beloved in the Buddhist pantheon. When Kannon appears in multiple manifestations, the deity’s powers are believed to increase to even greater heights. This concept...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (440 p.) :; 27 color, 136 b&w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE. Reconstructing Six Kannon from the Tenth to the Twelfth Centuries
- CHAPTER TWO. A Vision at Six Kannon Lake and Six Kannon/Six Kami in Kyushu
- CHAPTER THREE. Traveling Sets and Ritual Performance
- CHAPTER FOUR. The Six-Syllable Sutra Ritual Mandala and the Six Kannon
- CHAPTER FIVE. Painting the Six Kannon
- CHAPTER SIX. Bodies and Benefits: From Six to Thirty-Three Kannon
- EPILOGUE. Searching for Stones in the Unstable Landscape of Kannon
- Appendix: Inscriptions
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Character Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index