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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