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illustrations Figures 1.1 Thirteen Buddhas 23 1.2 Death talisman (monoimi fuda) 27 1.3 Five-tiered stupa (gorintô) and pagoda-like stupa (hôkyôintô) 31 1.4 Wooden grave markers (sotoba) 32 2.1 Physical arrangement for Prince Yoshihito’s seventh seven-day service 61 2.2 Order of ritual implements in Yoshimitsu’s funeral procession 73 2.3 Order of ritual implements at Yoshimitsu’s cremation site 74 3.1 Ryônin’s coffin 87 3.2 Shinran’s coffin 88 3.3 Hônen’s coffin 89 3.4 Hônen on his deathbed 90 3.5 Moving screens (gyôshô/hoshô) 95 3.6 Movement of corpse at cremation site 100 3.7 Kuginuki, gorintô, sotôba, zushi 108 3.8 Enclosure at Shinran’s grave 109 3.9 Enclosure at Nichiren’s grave 110 4.1 Dragon heads (ryûzu sao, tatsugashira) 120 4.2 Banners of five colors (goshiki ban) 122 4.3 Hônen’s first memorial service 131 4.4 Set of Buddhist ritual implements 132 4.5 Hônen’s second memorial service 134 4.6 Hônen’s third memorial service 135 4.7 Hônen’s fourth memorial service 136 4.8 Hônen’s fifth memorial service 137 4.9 Hônen’s sixth memorial service 138 4.10 Ritual implements on Gokurakuji’s altar 140 4.11 Priest striking the chime for Ryônin’s death 142 4.12 Death of a nun, with scrolls of Amida Triad, myôgô, and teacher’s portrait 144 4.13 Special Nenbutsu ceremony 145 5.1 Portrait sculpture of Enchin (Okotsu Daishi) 151 5.2 Portrait of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu 160 5.3 Shin-ei of Priest Hônen 167 5.4 Portrait of Hônen (ashibiki no miei) 168 Plates Plates follow p. 100. 1 Ten kings of hell and scenes of punishment 2 Memorial tablet (ihai) 3 Nichiren’s cremation 4 Hônen’s cremation 5 Shinran’s cremation 6 Nichiren’s funeral procession—torch, lotus flower, banners, dragon-head banner hooks 7 Nichiren’s funeral procession—censers, musical instruments, flower vase, candle holder, scrolls, sutra tables 8 Nichiren’s funeral procession—offering trays and vessels, memorial tablet, shoes, cloth cord 9 Nichiren’s funeral procession—palanquin, canopy, helmet, sword, riderless horse 10 Nichiren’s funeral procession—Kamakura warriors 11 Hônen’s seventh memorial service viii Illustrations ...

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