“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...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Nanzan Institute
2020
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Ano: 2020, Volume: 47, Número: 1, Páginas: 103-133 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Tachikawa-ryū
/ Escola shingon
/ Heresia
/ Conceituação
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AD Sociologia da religião AG Vida religiosa BL Budismo KBM Ásia |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
sexual rites
B Heresy B religious deviance B Tachikawa lineage B Shingon school |
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| Resumo: | 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 becoming a model for all heresies in Japan. In medieval Japan, the term “Tachikawa” was irredeemably associated with explicit sexual practices, especially in the writings of the Mt. Kōya monk Yūkai and his successors. These polemical critiques of Tachikawa as a deviant lineage and teaching developed into a tradition of textual study that sought to establish an orthodoxy in the Shingon school. This critique was later applied beyond the Shingon sectarian context to instances of heresy in the Jōdo Shin school and, eventually, Christianity. This heresiological process gradually resulted in a multilayered, “moving concept” of Japanese heresy, which came to fruition during the nineteenth century with the introduction of the Western ideas of religion and heresy. |
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| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.47.1.2020.103-133 |