Medicine Master Buddha : the iconic worship of Yakushi in Heian Japan
Title:
Medicine Master Buddha : the iconic worship of Yakushi in Heian Japan
Japanese visual culture ;
Author:
Suzuki, Yui.
ISBN:
9789004196018
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Physical Description:
xi, 180 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Series:
Japanese visual culture ; v. 3
Contents:
The formation of the Yakushi cult -- The magical Yakushi: spirit-pacifier and healer-god -- Saicho's Standing Yakushi and its iconic legacy -- Replicating memory: extant images of the Saicho-Enryakuji lineage -- Reflections on the Jingoji Yakushi and the Saicho connection -- The magnificent seven: Shichibutsu Yakushi icons and ritual.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
npmlib npmsb 10323169 NB1912 B48 S89 stc