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Record of Miraculous Events in Japan: The Nihon Ryoiki

Record of Miraculous Events in Japan: The Nihon Ryoiki

Haruo Shirane
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The "Nihon ryoiki," a collection of "setsuwa," or "anecdotal" tales, compiled by a monk in late-eighth- or early-ninth-century Japan, records the spread of Buddhist ideas in Japan and the ways in which Buddhism's principles were adapted to the conditions of Japanese society. Beginning in the time before Buddhism was introduced to Japan, the text captures the effects of the nation's initial contact with Buddhism -- brought by emissaries from the king of the Korean state of Paekche -- and the subsequent adoption and dissemination of these new teachings in Japanese towns and cities.

The "Nihon ryoiki" provides a crucial window into the ways in which Japanese Buddhists began to make sense of the teachings and texts of their religion, incorporate religious observances and materials from Korea and China, and articulate a popularized form of Buddhist practice and belief that could extend beyond monastic centers. The "setsuwa" genre would become one of the major textual projects of classical and medieval Buddhism, with nearly two dozen collections appearing over the next five centuries. The "Nihon ryoiki" serves as a vital reference for these later works, with the tales it contains finding their way into folkloric traditions and becoming a major source for Japanese authors well into the modern period.
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Release
July 23, 2013
ISBN
0231164211
ISBN 13
9780231164214

Record of Miraculous Events in Japan: The Nihon Ryoiki

Haruo Shirane
3.5/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The "Nihon ryoiki," a collection of "setsuwa," or "anecdotal" tales, compiled by a monk in late-eighth- or early-ninth-century Japan, records the spread of Buddhist ideas in Japan and the ways in which Buddhism's principles were adapted to the conditions of Japanese society. Beginning in the time before Buddhism was introduced to Japan, the text captures the effects of the nation's initial contact with Buddhism -- brought by emissaries from the king of the Korean state of Paekche -- and the subsequent adoption and dissemination of these new teachings in Japanese towns and cities.

The "Nihon ryoiki" provides a crucial window into the ways in which Japanese Buddhists began to make sense of the teachings and texts of their religion, incorporate religious observances and materials from Korea and China, and articulate a popularized form of Buddhist practice and belief that could extend beyond monastic centers. The "setsuwa" genre would become one of the major textual projects of classical and medieval Buddhism, with nearly two dozen collections appearing over the next five centuries. The "Nihon ryoiki" serves as a vital reference for these later works, with the tales it contains finding their way into folkloric traditions and becoming a major source for Japanese authors well into the modern period.
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Release
July 23, 2013
ISBN
0231164211
ISBN 13
9780231164214

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