DE VISSER, M.W.

ANCIENT BUDDHISM IN JAPAN: Sutras & Ceremonies in Use in TheSeventh & Eighth Centuries A.D. & Their History in Later Times.

      THE MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE ON THE SUBJECT Leiden 1935, Brill. White cloth, 2 vol. set, 763p., index, bright copy very clean, tight. RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION This superb scholarly study address the Sutras used in the 7th centry, Maigre entertainments of Monks & Nuns, festival of Buddha's birth, Buddhist festival of death. The Ninnokyo or Sutra of the Benevolent Kings and the Ninno-E Based there on and also Musha-Daie or Great Limitless Meetings, and the Hojoe or Meetings for Liberating Living Beings. The lighting of Mi-Akashi or August Lights. Rites of Repentance Kekwa, San Sange and Sembo. Retreat of the Clergy. Sutras of the 8th century. The Konkwomyokyo and the Konkwomyo-Saishoo kyo. Japanese Buddhism in general in the 8th century. The Daihan- nya-kyo or Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra. The Kongo-Hannyakyo or Vajracchedika-Prajna Paramita Sutra. Yakushikyo and the Shi- chi-Butsu Yakushikyo, the Kegon, Nehan and Yuimakyo & their Festivals. The Bommokyo, The Issaikyo and its festivals.The final chapter is on the Lotus Sutra and its festivals, the Kwan Zeongyo. A valuable and serious resource with useful analysis. Reliable and important monograph.Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW !!! The entire text and contents of this description is Copyright protected 2002-2008 Rare Oriental Book Co.