The buddhist goddess Marishiten: a study of the evolution and impact of her cult on the Japanese warrior

The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 16
Language Notes......Page 18
List of Illustrations......Page 20
Introduction: The Buddhist Warrior Goddess......Page 26
1. Mārīcī—The Warrior Goddess in India......Page 44
2. Molizhitian—The Warrior Goddess in China (Sixth Century) Discourse on the Incantation of the Goddess-Spell Mārīcī......Page 58
3. Molizhitian—The Warrior Goddess in China (Seventh Century) The Collected Dhāranī-sūtras......Page 76
4. Molizhitian—The Warrior Goddess in China (Eighth–Tenth Centuries)......Page 102
5. Marishiten—The Warrior Goddess in Japan......Page 146
6. Marishiten and the Japanese Warrior......Page 214
7. Reflections on Mārīcī’s Significance......Page 262
Selected Bibliography......Page 310
Indices and Character Glossaries......Page 332
Chinese Index & Character Glossary......Page 334
Japanese Index & Character Glossary......Page 340
Sanskrit Index & Glossary......Page 354
General Index......Page 358
Index of Texts......Page 364