“Deviant teachings”: the Tachikawa lineage as a moving concept in Japanese Buddhism

In modern studies of esoteric Buddhism in medieval Japan, the so-called Tachikawa lineage has played a central role in defining heretical or heterodox practice. Founded in the early twelfth century, this minor and local lineage of the Shingon school underwent a series of transformations, eventually...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rappo, Gaétan 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Nanzan Institute 2020
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-133
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Tachikawa-ryū / Shingon school / Heresy / Conception
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B sexual rites
B Heresy
B religious deviance
B Tachikawa lineage
B Shingon school
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Volltext (kostenfrei)