The Deity and the Sword
Author: Risuke Otake
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780870404054
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780870404054
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Risuke Otake
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Published: 2009-02-01
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9781890536213
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Naginata Sojutsu
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Published: 1995-01-01
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ISBN-13: 9780870409547
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Japan Publication Trading Company
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Published: 1995-01-01
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ISBN-13: 9780870409530
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Risuke Otake
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780870404061
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Iai-Boj
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Published: 1995-01-01
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ISBN-13: 9780870409523
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Andrew Himes
Publisher: Chiara Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 1453843752
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book brings the story of fundamentalism to life through the generations of the Rice family--immigrants, soldiers, farmers, slaveowners, refugees, and preachers. --from publisher description
Author: David R. Kinsley
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780520035102
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Based in part on the author's thesis. Bibliography: p. 161-[168].
Author: Saroj Kumar Chaudhuri
Publisher: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9788179360095
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Buddhism introduced many Hindu Gods and Goddesses to the Japanese. The rulers were the first to be attracted to them. Historical records show that they earnestly believed in the miracles of these divinities promised in the sutras. Many miracle stories started appearing in popular literature as the divinities percolated down to the masses. The resulting naturalisation process in the case of some divinities went to the extent that they became an integral part of the native Shinto pantheon. Their popularity remains unabated even today. The Tantric Buddhist sects also played a vital role in propagating the divinities. They regularly worshipped the divinities in their temples where people thronged in large numbers. Many steps in these ceremonies, for instance, the homa ritual, are very familiar to the present-day Hindus. The monks have also produced a considerable volume of religious literature related to these divinities. Descriptions of many divinities show that they have not changed substantially over centuries. A study of these writings also shows that a large volume of Hindu myths and legends related to these deities were transmitted to Japan. These writings are also a testimony to the way the ancestors of the present-day Hindus thought about these deities, say, around the eighth or ninth century of the Christian era.