Miracles of Book and Body: Buddhist Textual Culture and Medieval Japan

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Miracles of Book and Body buddhisms Janet Gyatso, Charles Hallisey, Helen Hardacre, Robert Sharf, and Stephen Teiser, series editors *1. Becoming the Buddha: The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand, by Donald K. Swearer *2. The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture, by John Kieschnick *3. The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender, by Bernard Faure *4. Neither Monk nor Layman: Clerical Marriage in Modern Japanese Buddhism, by Richard Jaffe *5. Buddhist Learning and Textual Practice in Eighteenth-Century Lankan Monastic Culture, by Anne M. Blackburn *6. The Red Thread: Buddhist Approaches to Sexuality, by Bernard Faure *7. Relics of the Buddha, by John S. Strong *8. The Other Side of Zen: A Social History of Sōtō Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan, by Duncan Ryūken Williams 9. Text as Father: Paternal Seductions in Early Mahāyāna Buddhist Literature, by Alan Cole 10. Miracles of Book and Body: Buddhist Textual Culture and Medieval Japan, by Charlotte D. Eubanks *Available from Princeton University Press Miracles of Book and Body buddhist textual culture and medieval japan Charlotte Eubanks u n i v e r s i t y o f c a l i f o r n i a p r e s s b e r k e l e y l o s a n g e l e s l o n d o n University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2011 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Eubanks, Charlotte D. (Charlotte Diane), 1971–. Miracles of book and body : Buddhist textual culture and medieval Japan / Charlotte D. Eubanks. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-520-26561-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Buddhist literature, Japanese—History and criticism. 2. Folk literature, Japanese—History and criticism. 3. Books and reading—Religious aspects-Buddhism. 4. Buddhism—Japan—History—1185–1600. 5. Movement, Psychology of—Religious aspects— Buddhism. I. Title. BQ1029.J32E93 2011 294.3'85—dc22 2010013953 Manufactured in the United States of America 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on Cascades Enviro 100, a 100% post consumer waste, recycled, de-inked fiber. FSC recycled certified and processed chlorine free. It is acid free, Ecologo certified, and manufactured by BioGas energy. In memory of my brother John May you be peaceful and at ease This page intentionally left blank ...