Medievalists.net » Buddhism http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Truth, Contradiction and Harmony in Medieval Japan: Emperor Hanazono (1297-1348) and Buddhism http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/11/truth-contradiction-harmony-medieval-japan-emperor-hanazono-1297-1348-buddhism/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/11/truth-contradiction-harmony-medieval-japan-emperor-hanazono-1297-1348-buddhism/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:33:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54731 The philosophical world of medieval Japan (here the 12th through 16th centuries, though other periodizations are possible) was a rich and multifaceted one.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/11/truth-contradiction-harmony-medieval-japan-emperor-hanazono-1297-1348-buddhism/feed/ 0 Sword and Spirit: Bushido in Practice from the Late Sengoku Era through the Edo Period http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/sword-and-spirit-bushido-in-practice-from-the-late-sengoku-era-through-the-edo-period/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/sword-and-spirit-bushido-in-practice-from-the-late-sengoku-era-through-the-edo-period/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:34:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46141 Bushido’s derivative word, bushi, was the original term for the upper warrior classes. The spiritual aspects of it arose from two main sources: Buddhism and Shintoism. Buddhism provided the necessary components for bravery in the face of death.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/sword-and-spirit-bushido-in-practice-from-the-late-sengoku-era-through-the-edo-period/feed/ 0 Inter-religious Debate at the Court of the Early Tang: An Introduction to Daoxuan’s Ji gujin Fo Dao lunheng http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/22/inter-religious-debate-at-the-court-of-the-early-tang-an-introduction-to-daoxuans-ji-gujin-fo-dao-lunheng/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/22/inter-religious-debate-at-the-court-of-the-early-tang-an-introduction-to-daoxuans-ji-gujin-fo-dao-lunheng/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:19:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43103 During Six dynasties, Daoists as well as Buddhists gained access to the highest levels of society and to the imperial court in the south and in the north of China.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/22/inter-religious-debate-at-the-court-of-the-early-tang-an-introduction-to-daoxuans-ji-gujin-fo-dao-lunheng/feed/ 0 Asian Origins of Cinderella: The Zhuang Storyteller of Guangxi http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/14/asian-origins-of-cinderella-the-zhuang-storyteller-of-guangxi/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/14/asian-origins-of-cinderella-the-zhuang-storyteller-of-guangxi/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:56:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35692 The acceptance and understanding of the Asian origins of the “Cinderella” story should replace the widely held belief that the story is fundamentally Western or universal. The Zhuang, an ethnic group at the intersection of China and Vietnam, combined ideas from their own traditions and experiences with motifs from Hindu and Buddhist narratives circulating in their area during the Tang Dynasty, and should be credited with creating this subversive, virginal, talented, and compassionate heroine.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/14/asian-origins-of-cinderella-the-zhuang-storyteller-of-guangxi/feed/ 0 The Role of Central Asian Peoples in the Spread of World Religions http://www.medievalists.net/2010/03/14/the-role-of-central-asian-peoples-in-the-spread-of-world-religions/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/03/14/the-role-of-central-asian-peoples-in-the-spread-of-world-religions/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:51:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=7208 This paper will discuss how and why the Iranian-speaking peoples of Central Asia played such a major role in the transmission of religions from the Near East to the Far East throughout the first millennium of the Common Era.

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