The three treasures : a revised and illustrated study and translation of Minamoto no Tamenori's Sanbōe / Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamens, Edward, 1952- author.

Contributor:

Kamens, Edward, 1952- editor.

Bushelle, Ethan, 1981- editor.

Series:

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; no. 97.

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; number 97

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minamoto, Tamenori, -1011. Illustrated three jewels.

Minamoto, Tamenori.

Minamoto, Tamenori, -1011. Illustrated three jewels--Criticism and interpretation.

Buddhism--Early works to 1800.

Buddhism.

Buddhist legends--Japan.

Buddhist legends.

Buddhist literature, Japanese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (461 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2023.

Summary:

When the young Princess Sonshi became a Buddhist nun in the year 984, a scholar-official of the royal court was commissioned to create a guide to the Buddhist religion that would be accessible for her. He did so in the form of the illustrated works of fiction (monogatari) that appealed to women readers of her time and class. The text has survived in later manuscripts; the illustrations, if they ever existed, have not. This revised translation recreates Sonshi's experience of receiving this multimedia presentation, with illustrations selected to help contemporary readers visualize its content and essays that provide context on the religious and cultural experience of the author. The Three Treasures is a unique document that opens a window onto the world of Buddhist religious experience--especially for women--in high classical Japan, the time of Sei Shōnagon's Pillow Book and Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Abbreviations

Preface

Part 1: Study

Chapter 1. A Short History of Sanbōe | Edward Kamens

Chapter 2. A Reading of Sanbōe | Edward Kamens

Chapter 3. Sanbōe and the Oratorical Arts of Devotional Liturgy | Ethan Bushelle

Part 2: Translation | Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle

General Preface

The First Volume: The Buddha

Preface to the First Volume

1.1 The Pāramitā of Dāna: King Śibi

1.2 The Pāramitā of Discipline: King Śrutasoma

1.3 The Pāramitā of Forbearance: The Recluse "Forbearance"

1.4 The Pāramitā of Effort: The Prince of Great Generosity

1.5 The Pāramitā of Meditation: The Recluse Śaṅkhācārya

1.6 The Pāramitā of Prajñā: Prime Minister Govinda

1.7 The Elder "Water-bearer"

1.8 The Lion Who Held Firmly to His Vows

1.9 The Deer King

1.10 The Himalaya Boy

1.11 Prince Mahāsattva

1.12 Prince Sudāna

1.13 Śyāma

Hymn

The Second Volume: The Dharma

Preface to the Second Volume

2.1 Prince Shōtoku

2.2 En the Ascetic

2.3 Bodhisattva Gyōki

2.4 The "Lump" Nun of Higo Province

2.5 Kinunui Tomo no Miyatsuko Yoshimichi

2.6 An Elderly Fisherman of Har1ima Province

2.7 Dharma Master Gikaku

2.8 Ono no Ason Niwamaro

2.9 The Go-Playing Śrāmaṇera of Yamashiro Province

2.10 The Sutra-Box Patron of Yamashiro Province

2.11 Takahashi no Muraji Azumahito

2.12 A Woman of Yamato Province

2.13 Okisome no Omi Taime

2.14 Nara no Iwashima

2.15 A Monk of the Nara Capital

2.16 A Monk of Mount Yoshino

2.17 A Miner of Mimasaka Province

2.18 Yōgō of Daianji

The Third Volume: The Sangha

Preface to the Third Volume

The First Month

3.1 Practices for the First Month

3.2 The Royal Assembly for the Royal Meager Feast

3.3 The Rites of Penitence at Hie

3.4 The Bath

3.5 The Poṣadha

The Second Month.

3.6 Practices of the Second Month

3.7 Repentance Before Ānanda at Sai'in

3.8 The Nirvana Assembly at Yamashinadera

3.9 Stone Stūpas

The Third Month

3.10 The Assembly for the Transmission of the Dharma in Shiga

3.11 The Most Excellent Assembly at Yakushiji

3.12 The Lotus Assembly at Takao

3.13 The Flower Garland Assembly at Hokkeji

3.14 The Assembly for the Encouragement of Learning at Sakamoto on Hie

3.15 The Assembly of Ten Thousand Lights at Yakushiji

The Fourth Month

3.16 The Śarīra Assembly at Hie

3.17 The Great Prajñā Assembly at Daianji

3.18 The Lustration of the Buddha

3.19 The Ordination at Hie

The Fifth Month

3.20 Bodhisattva Precepts at Hatsuse

3.21 The Rice Donation

The Sixth Month

3.22 The Assembly of One Thousand Flowers at Tōdaiji

The Seventh Month

3.23 The Mañjuśrī Assembly

3.24 The Ullambana [including the Confession]

The Eighth Month

3.25 The Ceaseless Nenbutsu on Hie

3.26 The Assembly for Releasing Living Creatures at Yahata

The Ninth Month

3.27 The Anointment at Hie

The Tenth Month

3.28 The Vimalakīrti Assembly at Yamashinadera

The Eleventh Month

3.29 The Assembly for Eight Lectures at Kumano

3.30 The Assembly in the Month of Frost

The Twelfth Month

3.31 The Buddhas' Names

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-417) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

Other Format:

Print version: Kamens, Edward The Three Treasures

ISBN:

9780472221042

0472221043