Women and Buddhism in East Asian history: The case of the Blood Bowl Sutra, Part II: Japan

Part II turns to Japan, the other major East Asian region where beliefs and practices related to blood hells became commonplace, especially in the early modern period. This article traces Japanese reception of cults to the Blood Bowl Sutra, examining the particular ways in which blood hell cults dev...

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Main Author: Meeks, Lori Rachelle 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2020]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-16
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Blutschalensutra / Japan / Buddhism / Woman / Menstruation / Contamination / Cultic purity / Ritual
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
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