RT Article
T1 Myōun and the Heike: Monastic Influence in Twelfth-Century Japan
JF Japanese journal of religious studies
VO 47
IS 2
SP 189
OP 223
A1 Adolphson, Mikael S. 1961-
LA English
PB Nanzan Institute
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1745830618
AB In contrast to founders of new Buddhist schools, monastic leaders of established religious centers in pre-1600 Japan have often been ignored as subjects of serious scholarship. In part, this can be explained by their involvement in political and military matters, which has been seen as of little consequence to religious studies or detrimental to the imperial state since, according to later ideals, the religious and political spheres were assumed to be separate. However, recent studies have demonstrated the extent to which state and religions were interdependent, especially through rituals, allowing monks a considerable presence in politics, the economy, and even in warfare. To get a deeper understanding of this interdependence at the individual level, this article focuses on the relationship between Taira no Kiyomori and the Tendai monk Myōun, both of whom were significant figures in the late Heian state.
K1 Enryakuji
K1 Genpei War
K1 Go Shirakawa
K1 Kiyomori
K1 Myōun
K1 Tendai
DO 10.18874/jjrs.47.2.2020.189-223