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 Honjisuijaku Summary
1,400 words, approx. 5 pages HONJISUIJAKU is a technical term in Japanese Buddhism that originally designated a theory of emanation pertaining to Shintō and Buddhist divinities. Later, it came to be applied to the interpretative framework of the associations among them... summary from source:
Gyōgi Summary
672 words, approx. 2 pagesGYŌGI (670–749), born Koshi no Obito, was a Buddhist monk who popularized Japanese Buddhism during the Nara period (710–784). According to the Genkō shakusho, a collection of biographies of priests, Koshi no Obito was born... summary from source:
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Jingtu Summary
3,693 words, approx. 12 pages JINGTU. The Chinese term jingtu ("pure land"), pronounced jōdo in Japanese, refers to the Chinese Buddhist tradition of devotion to Amitābha Buddha in order to be reborn into his Pure Land as a means of attaining... summary from source:
 Buddhism in Japan Information
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The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794–1185) and the post-Heian period (1185 onwards). Each period saw the introduction of new doctrines and upheavals in...
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 The Journal of the American Oriental Society Trade-buddhism: Maritime Trade, Immigration, And The Buddhist Landfall In Early Japan.
04/01/1999: 10,586 words, approx. 35 pages The conventional image of a state-driven Japanese conversion to Buddhism, from the top down, amidst a static Confucian empire inhabited by inert subsistence-level peasant villagers, obscures the extent to which Japan, prior to circa 700, was an immigrant society with pronounced maritime orientations. These... summary from source:
Asian Folklore Studies Research on Buddhist nuns in Japan, past and present.(Engendering Faith: Women and Buddhism in Premodern Japan)(Art by Buddhist Nuns: Treasures from the Imperial Convents of Japan Area)(Special Exhibition: Women and Buddhism)(Book review)
10/01/2005: 5,038 words, approx. 17 pages RUCH, BARBARA, General Editor. Engendering Faith: Women and Buddhism in Premodern Japan. Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies, NO. 43- Ann Arbor: Center for Japanese Studies, The University of Michigan, 2002. lxxviii + 706 pages. Map, plates, list of characters, selected bibliography, index.... summary from source:
 AP News Japanese monks stage fashion show
12/15/2007: 369 words, approx. 1 pagesJapanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread Buddhism among younger people in this rapidly aging society.The fashion show opened with a Buddhist prayer set to a hip-hop beat at the centuries-old Tsukiji Honganji temple, where nearly... summary from source:
AP News TV Lookout: highlights (and lowlights) for the week ahead, May 20-26
5/19/2007: 843 words, approx. 3 pagesJohn Safran is out to get God.But not as in "defeat" or "undermine." More like "comprehend" _ but with an audacious, some might even say irreverent, style.This is the premise for a most ungodly documentary series, "John Safran vs. God," which makes its U.S. premiere...
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