It is not surprising that this political and economic interna-tionalization did also have its impact on the fate of Buddhism.It is well-known that along the Silk Road, Buddhism spread eastwards.Buddhist merchants and pilgrims used the trade routes to propagate Buddhistideas and to establish ...
The original story was called Suppon no Kaii, which used the term怪異 (Kaii; strangeness). Mizuki changed it to the term onryo (怨霊), which refers specifically to a grudge-bearing spirit. The word is used almost exclusively for the yurei of human beings, so it is a bit odd seeing ...
The circulation and copying of the Thunder and its addendum, along with Sokdokpa’s other compositions, were banned in 1654 throughout the jurisdiction of the Ganden Potrang government under the express order of the Fifth Dalai Lama—thus meeting a far more deleterious fate than an indifferent ...
In its stead is a vision of a (primarily Protestant) Christian nation, whose fate lies not in the hands of a unified and inclusive collective, but in the providential hands of God, and whose favor depends on the faithfulness of its citizens in carrying out the divine charge of American’s...