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Journal of Asian Studies (1974) 34 (1): 177–191.
Published: 01 November 1974
... to the Chinese authorities for permission to travel to Yüeh-chou is contained in his passport, the text of which is included in his Kenkairon engi , fasc. 1, DZ , Vol. 1, pp. 277–278. Ninchū cn specifically states that the purpose of Saichō's visit to Yüeh- chou was to acquire Esoteric texts ( Eizan Daishi...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1973) 32 (3): 517–518.
Published: 01 May 1973
... Columbia Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. BY TAKAAKI SAWA. New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha, 1972. 150 pp. $7.95. This book is one of two recently translated into English which are part of a thirty volume series "covering the entire range of Japanese art." According to the advertisement...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2011) 70 (1): 225–227.
Published: 01 February 2011
... these texts of vastly different eras, suggesting that the Nyingma tantras were likely constructed through a bricolage of older texts, such as those we find at Dunhuang. The editors of and contributors to Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang have sought to establish meaningful patterns and themes among...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2001) 60 (2): 545–546.
Published: 01 May 2001
... and lacking in praxis. Abe gives a detailed explanation of the structure and function of the main ritual linguistic devices of esotericism, dharani and mantra, and shows how Kukai's twin readings oisutras highlight the esoteric dimension of exoteric texts. He also explains Kukai's way of interpreting...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1974) 33 (2): 255–264.
Published: 01 February 1974
..., compounded of the excreta of the cow, they seek the so-called power of Kṛṣṇa, i.e., sex-union without issue.” This revolting drink is perhaps related to the “four moons” discussed above. 18 Author's collection. ,VOL. XXXIII, No. 2 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES FEBRUARY 1974 The Esoteric Belief...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2016) 75 (2): 513–515.
Published: 01 May 2016
...Ryan Richard Overbey Spells, Images, and Maṇḍalas: Tracing the Evolution of Esoteric Buddhist Rituals . By Koichi Shinohara . New York : Columbia University Press , 2014 . xxii, 324 pp. ISBN: 9780231166140 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2016 2016...
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Journal of Asian Studies 11493185.
Published: 08 January 2025
...Brenton Sullivan [email protected] Esoteric Buddhism in China: Engaging Japanese and Tibetan Traditions, 1912–1949 . By Wei Wu . New York : Columbia University Press , 2024 . 312 pp. ISBN: 9780231200684 . © 2025 Association for Asian Studies 2025 266 THE JOURNAL...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1982) 41 (3): 614.
Published: 01 May 1982
...Mark Tatz An Introduction to Buddhist Esoterism . By Benoytosh Bhattacharyya . New Delhi : Motilal Banarsidas , 1980 . viii, 174 pp. Index. $19 (cloth). Distributed by South Asia Books, Columbia, Mo.) Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1982 1982 614 JOURNAL...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1960) 19 (3): 243–253.
Published: 01 May 1960
... the esoteric circles of orientalism. 6
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, “‘Local Genius’ en oudjavaansche kunst” in Med. van de Kon. Akad. , Amsterdam , afdeeling Lett. N. R. XV, 1. 1952 . 7 Angkor (English edition) (London, 1957) and Angkor et le Cambodge au XVI’ Siècle (Paris, 1958...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1976) 35 (4): 547–554.
Published: 01 August 1976
...Ping-Ti Ho Abstract The longevity of Chinese civilization is generally conceded to be a unique phenomenon in world history; as such it has evoked explanations ranging from the plausible to the esoteric. A search for the roots of its longevity is now feasible, thanks to the massive archaeological...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1982) 41 (2): 269–291.
Published: 01 February 1982
... of the subject, not all pertinent studies are esoteric or dull. There have been new and unexpected discoveries along with solid and original contributions that have wide-ranging implications. Many views that are commonly held are now seen to derive from misconceptions and to stand in need of revision. Topics...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1994) 53 (3): 779–803.
Published: 01 August 1994
... into the orthodox Hindu textual tradition in the myths of the Devī-Māhātmya , or Candī , as this sixth-century A.D. text is known in Bengal. She subsequently became the chief divinity as Female Principle (Śakti, ‘Force’, ‘Creatrix’) in the esoteric Sākta Tantra cult, which was especially prevalent in eastern India...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1995) 54 (4): 1023–1046.
Published: 01 November 1995
... of secret societies contained in these documents, even if not all scholars have embraced the moral and legal assumptions of their sources. Consequently, society practices and symbols which would be treated as religious in other contexts are frequently dismissed as epiphenomenal or “esoteric” (Stanton 1900...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2018) 77 (2): 405–428.
Published: 01 May 2018
... and translation of the core esoteric scripture of Caodaism, the Đại Thừa Chơn Giáo 大乘真教 (The True Teachings of the Great Vehicle), rendered in its 1950 Vietnamese-French edition as The Bible of the Great Cycle of Esotericism. This study demonstrates how colonial religious institutions and networks of circulation...
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Far Eastern Quarterly (1945) 4 (3): 224–242.
Published: 01 May 1945
... and Taoism) the Jesuit missionaries found it expedient to oppose the social philosophy of Confucianism to the esoteric teachings of Buddhism and the mystico-magical thought of Taoism—creating a purely imaginary dualism in which the two latter were labelled heathen cults and the former was exalted...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2018) 77 (3): 775–777.
Published: 01 August 2018
... section of the volume, “Counterpoints,” focuses more squarely on esoteric Buddhism instead of its traces, but it does so beyond the boundaries of China, namely in Japan and Korea. François Macé’s chapter offers a broad thematic and chronological survey of Japanese esotericism in the space of a few rich...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2009) 68 (3): 995–997.
Published: 01 August 2009
... essays investigating a wave of secrecy in the transmission of knowledge that swept Japan between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. This “culture” appeared to develop first in esoteric Buddhism, then spreading to the world of Shinto, the theater, and beyond before naturally deteriorating...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2022) 81 (4): 768–770.
Published: 01 November 2022
... 2022 In Dancing the Dharma: Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh Theater , Susan Blakely Klein's thorough grounding in the textual traditions of Noh drama and in the esoteric poetic commentaries of medieval Japan coalesce in fresh and stimulating ways. Klein describes Dancing...
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Politics and Transcendent Wisdom: The Scripture for Humane Kings in the Creation of Chinese Buddhism
Journal of Asian Studies (1999) 58 (4): 1115–1116.
Published: 01 November 1999
... century, with China unified (if only in name) under the mighty T'ang, the atmosphere both political and religious was markedly different. It was then that the renowned master of Esoteric Buddhism, Pu-k'ung (Amoghavajra, 705 74) produced, at the request of Emperor Tai-tsung (r. 762-79) a new "translation...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2001) 60 (2): 546–548.
Published: 01 May 2001
... ritsuryo state and traveled and studied in China under Hui-kuo, especially the role of the abhiseka or esoteric ordination ritual. Kukai then imported esoteric Buddhism by establishing a basic distinction between the exoteric (kengyo) and esoteric (mikkyo) dimensions of discourse. The two chapters...
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