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| − | The kirigami were esoteric documents of the Sōtō school in medieval Japan which | + | [[File:D76f.jpg|thumb|250px|]] |
| + | The [[kirigami]] were [[esoteric]] documents of the [[Sōtō]] school in {{Wiki|medieval}} [[Japan]] which | ||
| − | : ...reflect a creative use of traditional kōan records integrated with popular religious themes such as devotion to local gods and the exorcism of demonic spirits." | + | : ...reflect a creative use of [[traditional]] [[kōan]] records integrated with popular [[religious]] themes such as [[devotion]] to local [[gods]] and the {{Wiki|exorcism}} of {{Wiki|demonic}} [[spirits]]." |
For instance, | For instance, | ||
| − | : Various kirigami present the deity of Hakusan as a form of Izanagi, of Kannon, or a dragon-king." | + | : Various [[kirigami]] {{Wiki|present}} the [[deity]] of Hakusan as a [[form]] of [[Izanagi]], of [[Kannon]], or a [[dragon-king]]." |
| − | Some kirigami | + | Some [[kirigami]] |
| − | : ...describe talismans that women had to carry or swallow to purify themselves from blood defilement when they attended religious ceremonies." | + | : ...describe {{Wiki|talismans}} that women had to carry or swallow to {{Wiki|purify}} themselves from {{Wiki|blood}} [[defilement]] when they attended [[religious]] {{Wiki|ceremonies}}." |
| − | Kirigami were also | + | [[Kirigami]] were also |
| − | : ...'notes' or 'memos' transmitted from master to disciple together with oral or esoteric teachings; they included instructions in the various functions of a temple priest, including memorial services and necrologies, both of which were conducted with the explicit aim of perpetuating social discrimination." | + | : ...'notes' or 'memos' transmitted from [[master]] to [[disciple]] together with oral or [[esoteric teachings]]; they included instructions in the various functions of a [[temple]] [[priest]], including memorial services and necrologies, both of which were conducted with the explicit aim of perpetuating {{Wiki|social}} {{Wiki|discrimination}}." |
| − | Bernard Faure writes that the kirigami were | + | Bernard Faure writes that the [[kirigami]] were |
| − | : ...documents whose diagrammatic aspect and ritual function bring to mind the prophetic scriptures (chanwei) of Confucian imperial ideology and Daoist talismans studied by Anna Seidel. | + | : ...documents whose diagrammatic aspect and [[ritual]] [[function]] bring to [[mind]] the prophetic [[scriptures]] ([[chanwei]]) of {{Wiki|Confucian}} {{Wiki|imperial}} ideology and [[Daoist]] {{Wiki|talismans}} studied by Anna Seidel. |
Steven Heine writes that, | Steven Heine writes that, | ||
| − | : ...[the] tradition of using kirigami was widespread in diverse medieval apprenticeship programs." | + | : ...[the] [[tradition]] of using [[kirigami]] was widespread in diverse {{Wiki|medieval}} apprenticeship programs." |
{{W}} | {{W}} | ||
[[Category:Buddhist Terms]] | [[Category:Buddhist Terms]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Zen | + | [[Category:Zen terminology]] |
| + | [[Category:Japanese Buddhism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 5 July 2014
The kirigami were esoteric documents of the Sōtō school in medieval Japan which
- ...reflect a creative use of traditional kōan records integrated with popular religious themes such as devotion to local gods and the exorcism of demonic spirits."
For instance,
Some kirigami
- ...describe talismans that women had to carry or swallow to purify themselves from blood defilement when they attended religious ceremonies."
Kirigami were also
- ...'notes' or 'memos' transmitted from master to disciple together with oral or esoteric teachings; they included instructions in the various functions of a temple priest, including memorial services and necrologies, both of which were conducted with the explicit aim of perpetuating social discrimination."
Bernard Faure writes that the kirigami were
- ...documents whose diagrammatic aspect and ritual function bring to mind the prophetic scriptures (chanwei) of Confucian imperial ideology and Daoist talismans studied by Anna Seidel.
Steven Heine writes that,
