Buddhist goddess Marishiten : a study of the evolution and impact of her cult on the Japanese warrior, The
Samurai sähkökirjat Marici Cults RELIGION History
Global Oriental
2014
EISBN 9789004252660
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.
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.
