Copying for the Kami: The Manuscript Set of the Buddhist Canon held by Matsuno'o Shrine

The nearly-complete set of the Buddhist canon dedicated to the chief clansmen—and kami—of the Hata clan at Matsuno'o Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, hand-copied during the mid-twelfth century and kept on site until the late nineteenth century, and only “rediscovered” by researchers in the early 1990s,...

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Main Author: Keyworth, George A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute 2017
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-190
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Matsunoo Taisha / Buddhist literature / Canon / Handwriting / Copy / Shinbutsu shūgō / History
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
BL Buddhism
BN Shinto
KBM Asia
TA History
Further subjects:B Sacred Texts
B Shrine Shinto
B Buddhism
B Deities
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Religious rituals
B Clans
B Museum exhibits
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