Description

Book Synopsis
A unique document that opens a window onto the world of Buddhist religious experience - especially for women - in high classical Japan, the time of Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book and Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji.

Table of Contents
  • Part 1: Study
  • Chapter 1: A Short History of Sanbōe (Edward Kamens)
  • Chapter 2: A Reading of Sanbōe (Edward Kamens)
  • Chapter 3: Sanbōe and the Oratorical Arts of Devotional Liturgy (Ethan Bushelle)
  • Part 2: Translation
  • (Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle)
  • General Preface
  • The First Volume: The Buddha
  • Preface to the First Volume
  • 1.1 The Pāramitā of Charity: King Śibi
  • 1.2 The Pāramitā of Discipline: King Śrutasoma
  • 1.3 The Pāramitā of Forbearance: The Recluse "Forbearance"
  • 1.4 The Pāramitā of Effort: The Prince of Great Generosity
  • 1.5 The Pāramitā of Meditation: The Recluse Śaṅkhācārya
  • 1.6 The Pāramitā of PrajÑā: Prime Minister Govinda
  • 1.7 The Elder “Water-bearer”
  • 1.8 The Lion Who Held Firmly to His Vows
  • 1.9 The Deer King
  • 1.10 The Himalaya Boy
  • 1.11 Prince Mahāsattva
  • 1.12 Prince Sudāna
  • 1.13 Śyāma
  • Hymn
  • The Second Volume: The Dharma
  • Preface to the Second Volume
  • 2.1 Prince Shōtoku
  • 2.2 En the Ascetic
  • 2.3 Bodhisattva Gyōki
  • 2.4 The “Lump” Nun of Higo Province
  • 2.5 Kinunui Tomo no Miyatsuko Yoshimichi
  • 2.6 An Elderly Fisherman of Harima Province
  • 2.7 Dharma Master Gikaku
  • 2.8 Ono no Ason Niwamaro
  • 2.9 The Go-Playing Śrāmaṇera of Yamashiro Province
  • 2.10 The Sūtra-box Patron of Yamashiro Province
  • 2.11Takahashi no Muraji Azumahito
  • 2.12 A Woman of Yamato Province
  • 2.13 Omisome no Omi Taime
  • 2.14 Nara no lwashima
  • 2.15 A Monk of the Nara Capital
  • 2.16 A Monk of Mount Yoshino
  • 2.17 A Miner of Mimasaka Province
  • 2.18 Yōgō of Daianji
  • Hymn
  • The Third Volume: The Sangha
  • Preface to the Third Volume
  • The First Month
  • 3.1 Practices for the First Month
  • 3.2 The Assembly for the Royal Meagre Feast
  • 3.3 The Rites of Penitence at Hie
  • 3.4 The Bath
  • 3.5 The Poṣadha
  • The Second Month
  • 3.6 Practices of the Second Month
  • 3.7 Repentance Before Ānanda at Saiin
  • 3.8 The Nirvāṇa Assembly at Yamashinadera
  • 3.9 Stone Stūpas
  • The Third Month
  • 3.10 The Assembly for the Transmission of the Dharma in Shiga
  • 3.11 The Most Excellent Assembly at Yakushiji
  • 3.12 The Lotus Assembly at Takao
  • 3.13 The Flower Garland Assembly at Hokkeiji
  • 3.14 The Assembly for the Encouragement of Learning at Sakamoto on Hie
  • 3.15 The Assembly of Ten Thousand Lights at Yakushiji
  • The Fourth Month
  • 3.16 The Śarīra Assembly at Hie
  • 3.17 The Great PrajÑā Assembly at Daianji
  • 3.18 The Lustration of the Buddha
  • 3.19 The Ordination at Hie
  • The Fifth Month
  • 3.20 Bodhisattva Precepts at Hatsuse
  • 3.21 The Rice Donation
  • The Sixth Month
  • 3.22 The Assembly of One Thousand Flowers at Tōdaiji
  • The Seventh Month
  • 3.23 The MaÑjuśrī Assembly
  • 3.24 The Ullambana [including the Confession]
  • The Eighth Month
  • 3.25 The Ceaseless Nenbutsu on Hie
  • 3.26 The Assembly for Releasing Living Creatures at Yahata
  • The Ninth Month
  • 3.27 The Anointment at Hie
  • The Tenth Month
  • 3.28 The Vimalakīrti Assembly at Yamashinadera
  • The Eleventh Month
  • 3.29 The Assembly for Eight Lectures at Kumano
  • 3.30 The Assembly in the Month of Frost
  • The Twelfth Month
  • 3.31 The Buddhas' Names
  • Hymn

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        Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
        Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/30/2023 12:00:00 AM
        ISBN13: 9780472055807, 978-0472055807
        ISBN10: 0472055801

        Description

        Book Synopsis
        A unique document that opens a window onto the world of Buddhist religious experience - especially for women - in high classical Japan, the time of Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book and Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji.

        Table of Contents
        • Part 1: Study
        • Chapter 1: A Short History of Sanbōe (Edward Kamens)
        • Chapter 2: A Reading of Sanbōe (Edward Kamens)
        • Chapter 3: Sanbōe and the Oratorical Arts of Devotional Liturgy (Ethan Bushelle)
        • Part 2: Translation
        • (Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle)
        • General Preface
        • The First Volume: The Buddha
        • Preface to the First Volume
        • 1.1 The Pāramitā of Charity: King Śibi
        • 1.2 The Pāramitā of Discipline: King Śrutasoma
        • 1.3 The Pāramitā of Forbearance: The Recluse "Forbearance"
        • 1.4 The Pāramitā of Effort: The Prince of Great Generosity
        • 1.5 The Pāramitā of Meditation: The Recluse Śaṅkhācārya
        • 1.6 The Pāramitā of PrajÑā: Prime Minister Govinda
        • 1.7 The Elder “Water-bearer”
        • 1.8 The Lion Who Held Firmly to His Vows
        • 1.9 The Deer King
        • 1.10 The Himalaya Boy
        • 1.11 Prince Mahāsattva
        • 1.12 Prince Sudāna
        • 1.13 Śyāma
        • Hymn
        • The Second Volume: The Dharma
        • Preface to the Second Volume
        • 2.1 Prince Shōtoku
        • 2.2 En the Ascetic
        • 2.3 Bodhisattva Gyōki
        • 2.4 The “Lump” Nun of Higo Province
        • 2.5 Kinunui Tomo no Miyatsuko Yoshimichi
        • 2.6 An Elderly Fisherman of Harima Province
        • 2.7 Dharma Master Gikaku
        • 2.8 Ono no Ason Niwamaro
        • 2.9 The Go-Playing Śrāmaṇera of Yamashiro Province
        • 2.10 The Sūtra-box Patron of Yamashiro Province
        • 2.11Takahashi no Muraji Azumahito
        • 2.12 A Woman of Yamato Province
        • 2.13 Omisome no Omi Taime
        • 2.14 Nara no lwashima
        • 2.15 A Monk of the Nara Capital
        • 2.16 A Monk of Mount Yoshino
        • 2.17 A Miner of Mimasaka Province
        • 2.18 Yōgō of Daianji
        • Hymn
        • The Third Volume: The Sangha
        • Preface to the Third Volume
        • The First Month
        • 3.1 Practices for the First Month
        • 3.2 The Assembly for the Royal Meagre Feast
        • 3.3 The Rites of Penitence at Hie
        • 3.4 The Bath
        • 3.5 The Poṣadha
        • The Second Month
        • 3.6 Practices of the Second Month
        • 3.7 Repentance Before Ānanda at Saiin
        • 3.8 The Nirvāṇa Assembly at Yamashinadera
        • 3.9 Stone Stūpas
        • The Third Month
        • 3.10 The Assembly for the Transmission of the Dharma in Shiga
        • 3.11 The Most Excellent Assembly at Yakushiji
        • 3.12 The Lotus Assembly at Takao
        • 3.13 The Flower Garland Assembly at Hokkeiji
        • 3.14 The Assembly for the Encouragement of Learning at Sakamoto on Hie
        • 3.15 The Assembly of Ten Thousand Lights at Yakushiji
        • The Fourth Month
        • 3.16 The Śarīra Assembly at Hie
        • 3.17 The Great PrajÑā Assembly at Daianji
        • 3.18 The Lustration of the Buddha
        • 3.19 The Ordination at Hie
        • The Fifth Month
        • 3.20 Bodhisattva Precepts at Hatsuse
        • 3.21 The Rice Donation
        • The Sixth Month
        • 3.22 The Assembly of One Thousand Flowers at Tōdaiji
        • The Seventh Month
        • 3.23 The MaÑjuśrī Assembly
        • 3.24 The Ullambana [including the Confession]
        • The Eighth Month
        • 3.25 The Ceaseless Nenbutsu on Hie
        • 3.26 The Assembly for Releasing Living Creatures at Yahata
        • The Ninth Month
        • 3.27 The Anointment at Hie
        • The Tenth Month
        • 3.28 The Vimalakīrti Assembly at Yamashinadera
        • The Eleventh Month
        • 3.29 The Assembly for Eight Lectures at Kumano
        • 3.30 The Assembly in the Month of Frost
        • The Twelfth Month
        • 3.31 The Buddhas' Names
        • Hymn

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