Buddhism and Martial Arts in Premodern Japan: New Observations from a Religious Historical Perspective

This article investigates two issues regarding the Buddhism of premodern Japanese martial arts. The first issue concerns the historical channels through which Buddhist elements were adopted into martial lineages, and the second pertains to the general character of the Buddhism that can be found in t...

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Main Author: Trenson, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 5
Further subjects:B Martial Arts
B Zen
B medieval Shinto
B Buddhism
B densho (martial art initiation texts)
B Esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyō)
B isshin (One Mind)
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