The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (589 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
7.27Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Daijô-sai
.
.
The first First Fruits Ceremony (
Niiname-sai
) following the accession of a new emperor in Japan. The entire sequence of official preparations and performances, promulgated during the 10th cent., is contained in
Engi-shiki Procedures of the Engi Era
[Books VI-X]
, tr. F. Bock (1970), 27–56.
Niiname-sai
) following the accession of a new emperor in Japan. The entire sequence of official preparations and performances, promulgated during the 10th cent., is contained in
Engi-shiki Procedures of the Engi Era
[Books VI-X]
, tr. F. Bock (1970), 27–56.
Daikoku
.
.
A Japanese deity (said to have been introduced to Japan by
Saich
, 767–822), identified in the popular mind as one of the seven gods of luck (Shichi-fuku-shin). The name is a Sino-Jap. tr. of the Skt.
Mah
k
la
, an Indian deity whose character in Japan is manifested variously as a deity of war, of wealth and agriculture, and of the underworld.
Saich
, 767–822), identified in the popular mind as one of the seven gods of luck (Shichi-fuku-shin). The name is a Sino-Jap. tr. of the Skt.Mah
kla, an Indian deity whose character in Japan is manifested variously as a deity of war, of wealth and agriculture, and of the underworld.
Daiky
.
.The ‘Great Doctrine’ promulgated by the new imperial Japanese government in the late 19th cent., as part of its effort to create a state religion. The Great Doctrine stated three central moral-religious tenets:
(i) reverence for the national gods,
(ii) the importance of the Law of Heaven and the Way of Humanity, and
(iii) loyalty to the throne and authorities.
Daimoku
.
.
(Jap., ‘sacred title’). The practice of chanting the
mantra
namu my
h
renge ky
, ‘I take refuge in the Lotus of the Wonderful Law S
tra’ (
Lotus
S
tra) followed by
Nichiren
Buddhists. The Japanese monk Nichiren (1222–82) believed all Buddhist teaching and practice is concentrated in this mantra, which he also calligraphically inscribed on a tablet called the
gohonzon
, ‘object of worship’.
mantra
namu my
hrenge ky, ‘I take refuge in the Lotus of the Wonderful Law Stra’ (Lotus
S
tra) followed byNichiren
Buddhists. The Japanese monk Nichiren (1222–82) believed all Buddhist teaching and practice is concentrated in this mantra, which he also calligraphically inscribed on a tablet called the
gohonzon
, ‘object of worship’.
Other books
The Fifth City by Liz Delton
The Cure by Dickson, Athol
The Escape Diaries by Juliet Rosetti
Grave Endings by Rochelle Krich
My Wolf's Bane by Veronica Blade
Life Is Not a Reality Show by Kyle Richards
Black Ice by Colin Dunne
Hotter Than Wildfire by Lisa Marie Rice
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon by Matt Forbeck, Jeff Grubb
The Captain by Lynn Collum