Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 585 g
Meaning and Practice in Shikoku
Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 585 g
ISBN: 978-0-8248-2907-0
Verlag: University of Hawaii Press
This study involves a 1400-kilometer-long pilgrimage around Japan's 4th largest island, Shikoku. In traveling the circuit of 88 Buddhist temples, pilgrims make their journey together with Kobo Daishi (774-835), the holy miracle-working figure at the heart of the pilgrimage. Ian Reader examines contemporary practices and beliefs of the pilgrimage.