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by wishing
Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:20 am
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Pure Land Death Stories
Replies: 45
Views: 14507

Re: Pure Land Death Stories

Shotoku supposedly lived around the year 600, so a long time ago indeed. The first records we have of buddhist texts and artefacts being brought to Japan from Korea are from around 550, and it was during Shotoku's time that the first big temples and such were built. He is credited with building the ...
by wishing
Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:44 pm
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Pure Land Death Stories
Replies: 45
Views: 14507

Re: Pure Land Death Stories

Regarding stories of Pure Land rebirths in Japan, there is a whole genre of texts called Ojoden which is dedicated to collecting such stories. I wrote a paper on Shotoku Taishi recently, who is considered a founder and patron saint of Japanese Buddhism, and he is seen as the first Japanese individua...
by wishing
Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Images of descending Amida
Replies: 7
Views: 2469

Re: Images of descending Amida

That's fantastic, thank you. :)

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by wishing
Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:34 am
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Images of descending Amida
Replies: 7
Views: 2469

Re: Images of descending Amida

Indeed. What I'm wondering is what text or story the image is based on, if any.
by wishing
Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:41 am
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Images of descending Amida
Replies: 7
Views: 2469

Images of descending Amida

Hello all, first post here so please be gentle. :) I'm sure many people here are familiar with the image of Amida Buddha descending from the sky surrounded by rays of light and attending Bodhisattvas, which is (was) a popular subject for paintings in Japan. What I am wondering is whether this image ...

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