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The Buddhist goddess Marishiten : a study of the evolution and impact of her cult on the Japanese warrior / by David A. Hall.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Leiden, Netherlands : Global Oriental, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789004252660
  • 9004252665
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Buddhist goddess MarishitenDDC classification:
  • 294.3/42114 23
LOC classification:
  • BQ4750.M374 .H355 2014eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Language Notes; List of Illustrations; Introduction: The Buddhist Warrior Goddess; 1. Mārīcī-The Warrior Goddess in India; 2. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Sixth Century) Discourse on the Incantation of the Goddess-Spell Mārīcī; 3. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Seventh Century) The Collected Dhāranī-sūtras; 4. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Eighth-Tenth Centuries); 5. Marishiten-The Warrior Goddess in Japan.
6. Marishiten and the Japanese Warrior7. Reflections on Mārīcī's Significance; Selected Bibliography; Indices and Character Glossaries; Chinese Index & Character Glossary; Japanese Index & Character Glossary; Sanskrit Index & Glossary; General Index; Index of Texts.
Summary: In 'The Buddhist goddess Marishiten', David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Marici; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class-the bushi or samurai. In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)650980

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Language Notes; List of Illustrations; Introduction: The Buddhist Warrior Goddess; 1. Mārīcī-The Warrior Goddess in India; 2. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Sixth Century) Discourse on the Incantation of the Goddess-Spell Mārīcī; 3. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Seventh Century) The Collected Dhāranī-sūtras; 4. Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Eighth-Tenth Centuries); 5. Marishiten-The Warrior Goddess in Japan.

6. Marishiten and the Japanese Warrior7. Reflections on Mārīcī's Significance; Selected Bibliography; Indices and Character Glossaries; Chinese Index & Character Glossary; Japanese Index & Character Glossary; Sanskrit Index & Glossary; General Index; Index of Texts.

In 'The Buddhist goddess Marishiten', David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Marici; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class-the bushi or samurai. In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.