Curing with Kaji: Healing and Esoteric Empowerment in Japan

The Shingon practice of kaji is generally understood to be a mutual empowerment of self and Buddha that occurs in esoteric interpenetration visualizations. This doctrinal definition however, neglects the important role that kaji has historically played as a hands-on healing technique. This paper exa...

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Main Author: Winfield, Pamela D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2005]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2005, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 107-130
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Medical Practice
B Deities
B Religious Studies
B Religious rituals
B Healing
B Medical cures
B Personal empowerment
B Healers
B Prayer
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