The Bodhi tree provides presence of the Enlightened One. The shade it offers is not only literal but spiritual. Beneath it, ...

Vajrayana or Esoteric Buddhist and its attendant pantheon of deities and secret, mystical rituals, was introduced to Japan in the early Heian period (after 794) by a number of Japanese priests. They ...

Gakkō Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas” (“Kontai butsugajō”) Work Type. Paintings. Style/Period. Heian period (794–1185) Date. mid-12th century.

Journey of Buddhism, ... In fact, Tibetan history records that many of these spirits were later taken into the Buddhist pantheon as a Dharma protector.

Unlike his Shinto predecessor, the Buddhist Hachiman as carved by Koshun in 1328 was a peaceful and humble priest. “Even if I should have to drink molten copper,” he once exclaimed.

She is also interested in questions about Buddhist mummification and the reimagining of Chinese and Indian Buddhism(s) in Japan. Julia’s book project, under review with the University of Hawaii Press, ...