Bridging the Realms of Underworld and Pure Land: An Examination of Datsueba’s Roles in the Zenkōji Pilgrimage Mandala
This article examines the representation of the Buddhist folk deity Datsueba in the Zenkōji Pilgrimage Mandala, which depicts the temple precinct of Zenkōji located in Nagano City. In the popular imagination of hell in Japan, she is known as a terrifying old woman who robs the deceased of their clot...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Nanzan Institute
2017
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-223 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Datsueba, Fictitious character
/ Zenkōji Nagano
/ Mandala
/ Hell
/ Redemption
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia NBK Soteriology |
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Rebirth
B Buddhism B Illustration B Funerary rituals B Pilgrimages B Religious rituals B Mandalas B Hell B Temples |
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