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Sibley, Robert C. 1951-

The way of the 88 temples : journeys on the Shikoku pilgrimage / Robert C. Sibley. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bells -- Companions -- Blessings -- Spirits -- Dreams -- Enchantments -- Blossoms -- Epilogue : Karma.

The Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands. Every henro, or pilgrim, is said to follow in the footsteps of Kōbō Daishi, the ninth-century ascetic who founded the Shingon sect of Buddhism. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1,400-kilometer route (roughly 870 miles), visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed rituals.

ISBN: 9780813934730 0813934737 1299975380 9781299975385

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Sibley, Robert C. 1951- --Travel--Japan--Shikoku Region.
Sibley, Robert C. 1951- --Travel--Japan--Shikoku Region.
Sibley, Robert C. 1951-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Spiritual biography.
Buddhist temples--Japan--Shikoku Region.
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages--Japan--Shikoku Region.
Biographies spirituelles.
Temples bouddhiques--Japon--Shikoku.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
RELIGION--Philosophy.
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages
Buddhist temples
Spiritual biography
Travel

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Shikoku Region (Japan)--Description and travel.
Shikoku (Japon)--Descriptions et voyages.
Japan--Shikoku Region

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BQ6450.J32 / S486724 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 294.3/43509523