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Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan: Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition explores the sacred biographies of revered monks and bodhisattvas in medieval Japan, examining how hagiographies functioned as both spiritual texts and merit-generating objects. This Routledge academic study investigates the bodhisattva Gyoki and the rich hagiographic tradition that blended myth with historical experience. Like their European counterparts where saints' lives were read during religious ceremonies, Japanese hagiographies were compiled by believers and held sacred power for readers seeking spiritual merit. The text reveals how the boundary between fantasy and documented reality became intentionally obscured in these devotional narratives, creating a unique genre where idealised monastic lives served as pathways to enlightenment. Essential reading for scholars of Buddhist studies, Japanese religious history, medieval Asia, and comparative hagiography.

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Focuses on the bodhisattva Gyoki and early Japanese Buddhist hagiographic traditions within the Routledge Studies in Asian Religion series.

Examines how hagiographies functioned as sacred objects that granted spiritual merit to those who read the biographies of revered monks.

Analyzes the deliberate blending of myth and historical experience in Japanese hagiographies written and compiled by religious believers.

Provides comparative context with European medieval saints' lives and liturgical practices to understand hagiography across cultures.

Published by Routledge as a scholarly contribution to Buddhist studies and medieval Japanese religious history.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415322456
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Historical > Countries & Regions > Japan
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 October 2004
Listed Since: 09 February 2007

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