Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
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Ancient Japanese Rituals
annotated primary sources
Author_Kyoko Motomuchi Nakamura
Buddha Images
Buddhist didactic stories
Buddhist miracle stories translation
Buddhist narrative literature
Buddhist Scriptures
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Dead Man
Dengyo Daishi
Dharma Master
Early Heian Period
early Heian period studies
Eminent Monks
Emperor Kanmu
Emperor Tenmu
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Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Japanese religious history
Karmic Causality
Karmic Retribution
Kawachi Province
King Yama
Mahayana Scripture
miracle tales analysis
Miraculous Sign
Nihon Ryoiki
Nihon Shoki
Practice Good
Prince Shotoku
Pure Land
Shoku Nihongi
Yamato Province
Year Of The Dog
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- ISBN 9780700704491
- Weight: 703g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 16 Dec 1996
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This is the first collection of Buddhist legends in Japan, and these stories form the repertoire of miraculous events and moral examples that later Buddhist priests used for preaching to the people. As Kyokai describes his own intentions, "By editing these stories of miraculous events I want to pull the people forward by the ears, offer my hand to lead them to good, and show them how to cleanse their feet of evil" (p.222).
Nakamura's book is actually two works in one: first an introduction to the Nihon ryoiki, and then an annotated translation. The introduction analyzes the life of the author and the influence of earlier writings, and provides a valuable synthesis of the world view reflected in the work.
The annotated translation renders the more than one hundred stories into English narrative, with copious notes. Difficult terms are identified in the text with the original Chinese characters, while historical matters and Buddhist technical terms are explained in the footnotes.
