Medicine Master Buddha : : the iconic worship of Yakushi in Heian Japan / / by Yui Suzuki.
This profusely illustrated volume illuminates the primacy of icons in disseminating the worship of the Medicine Master Buddha (J: Yakushi Nyorai) in Japan. Suzuki’s meticulous study explicates how the devotional cult of Yakushi, one of the earliest Buddhist cults imported to Japan from the continent...
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| Superior document: | Japanese visual culture ; v. 3 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Japanese visual culture ;
v. 3. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Prologue
- 1: The Formation of the Yakushi Cult
- 2: The Magical Yakushi: Spirit Pacifier and Healer-God
- 3: Saichō’s Standing Yakushi and Its Iconic Legacy
- 4: Replicating Memory: Extant Images of the Saichō-Enryakuji Lineage
- 5: Reflections on the Jingoji Yakushi and the Saichō Connection
- 6: The Magnificent Seven: Shichibutsu Yakushi Icons and Ritual
- Epilogue
- Appendix: The Founding of Jingoji
- Endnotes
- List of Characters
- Bibliography
- Illustration Credits
- Index.