HOW AN INDIAN MONK CHANGED JAPAN FOREVER |
HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL JAPAN (NARA)
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In the 8th century, a South Indian
(Tamil) Buddhist monk named Bodhisena journeyed from Madurai to the Far East in
an attempt to locate his spiritual mentor. He arrived in Imperial Nara, Japan
and discovered a country on the brink of collapse: wracked by drought and a
smallpox epidemic, facing an ongoing debt crisis, and struggling through
political turmoil. Enjoy! Some commenters have requested additional reading and
sources: - "From Outcasts to Emperors: Shingon Ritsu and the Mañjuśrī
Cult in Medieval Japan," by David Quinter (pg. 65+ for the transformation
of Gyoki's public image as Manjusri) - "A Waka Anthology: Grasses of
Remembrance" by Edwin A. Cranston (pg. 434 for the exchange between Gyoki
and Bodhisena) - "Japan: Its Architecture, Art and Art Manufactures,"
by Christopher Dresser (includes discussions on Todaiji temple and its cost) -
"Population, Disease, and Land in Early Japan, 645–900" by William
Wayne Ferris (includes discussions on the smallpox epidemic and its impacts) - "Japanese
Buddhism" by Charles Eliot - "Music from the Tang Court," by
Laurence Picken (includes discussions about Hironari's return delegation from
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-- Minor semantic correction:
Bodhisena introduced Kegon Buddhism to Japan.
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