Shingon refractions
Subtitle: Myōe and the Mantra of light
By: Mark Unno
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Somerville, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
Subjects: Myōe, -- 1173?-1232; Buddhist mantras; Shingon (Sect) -- Prayers and devotions -- History and criticism
Description: "Shingon Buddhism arose in the eighth century and remains one of Japan's most important sects, at present claiming some 12 million adherents. Despite this prominence, Shingon remains uninvestigated territory for many Western students of Asian religion and culture. Here, Mark Unno illuminates the most central of Shingon practices, the tantric practice of the Mantra of Light, complete with translations and an in-depth exploration of the scholar-monk Myoe Koben, the Mantra of Light's foremost proponent."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-344) and index
Table of contents: title: Part I: Intellectual and cultural history: Refractions of light; title: The Mantra of light, a textual history; title: Knowledge of enlightenment and religious authority; title: Emptiness and illusion in teh Mangra of light; title: Purity and defilement in the Mantra of light; title: Gendered power of light, passion and compassion; title: Part II: Translations: Illuminating texts; title: Arubekiyzwa (as appropriate); title: Commentary on the significance of the syllables of the Mantra of light of the baptism of the Buddha Vairocana of the unfailing rope snare; title: Lectures on the commentary on the significance of the syllables of the Mantra of light; title: Recommending faith in the sand of the Mantra of light; title: Recommending faith in the sand of the Mantra of light-supplement; title: Chronicle of things not to be forgotten