Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition: The Nihon Ryoiki of the Monk Kyokai

by Nakamura,Kyoko Motomuchi

• ISBN13: 9780700704491
• ISBN10: 0700704493
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-16
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

When we read about the profundity and complexity of the Buddhist tradition, we are hard pressed to imagine how the earliest Japanese priests propagated this tradition and how the common people accepted it. Kyokai's collection of 'miraculous stories throw much light on this.

Table of Contents

Part One Introduction to the Nihon ryoiki	2	(93)
Abbreviations	2	(1)
Chapter I Background	3	(42)
(I) Kyokai, the Author	3	(26)
a. His Life and His Motive
b. Date of Compilation and Authorship
c. Yakushi-ji and the Six Nara Schools
d. State Control of the Samgha and Popular Buddhist Movements
(2) Influence of Earlier Writings	29	(16)
a. Doctrine of Karma and Samsara
b. The Influence of Chinese Buddhist Literature
c. Japanese Legendary Literature
Chapter II World View Reflected	45	(50)
(I) Cosmic Order	45	(15)
a. Rites of Cosmic Renewal
b. Symbolism of the Visit to the Other World
c. Paradise and Hell: Good and Evil
(2) Man and Power	60	(20)
a. What Makes Man Human
b. Woman as a Cosmic Symbol
c. Ideal Image of Man
(3) Miraculous World	80	(15)
a. Belief in the Spirits of the Dead
b. Wonder of the Three Treasures
Part Two Annotated Translation of the Nihon ryoiki	95	(194)
Volume I Contents	95	(58)
Preface	99	(3)
Tales 1-35	102	(51)
Volume II Contents	153	(64)
Preface	153	(1)
Tales 1-42	158	(59)
Volume III Contents	217	(72)
Preface	221	(2)
Tales 1-39	223	(66)
Appendix A. Chronology	289	(4)
B. Imperial Family Lineage	293	(1)
C. Translated Ranks and Titles	294	(1)
D. Buddhist Scriptures Quoted or Referred to in the Nihon ryoiki	295	(3)
E. Chronological List of Major Japanese Works of Legendary Literature during the Heian-Kamakura Periods	298	(3)
Selected Bibliography	301	(18)
Index	319