Decentering Mañjuśrī
Some aspects of Mañjuśrī’s cult in medieval Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22347463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernard Faure (Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 330-342 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Chinese Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2372-9988 • E-ISSN: 2372-9996 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23729988.2019.1676086 |
| OpenAlex | W2988487678 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Many scholars have studied Mañjuśrī’s role as bodhisattva of wisdom. However, while Buddhist deities have usually been studied ‘individually,’ I believe that they can only be understood in a broader context. A deity is not an individual, but the salient part of a network that includes, first of all, his acolytes, his entourage, but also his mount, his various manifestations, as well as a number of functionally similar deities. Indeed, all of the above can be seen as ‘emanations’ of an elusive, multifaceted and metamorphic fundamental power. To this end, the texts of the Japanese esoteric Buddhism give us precious indications of Mañjuśrī beyond the popular representation of the bodhisattva of wisdom: his fundamental ambivalence and his central importance in rites of subjugation
Archaeology · Art · Bodhisattva · Buddhism · Chinese buddhism · Cult · Literature · Mount · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |