NUTR 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Buddhism In Japan, Chinese Buddhism, Oral Storytelling
8 Aug 2018
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Villains, murders, good and bad monks, etc. Folk tales/ fairy tales, very different from the ten-foot-square hut story. Different genre ( monogatari" just like the tale of genji) Unlike the tale of genji, these tales bring us stories set in india, china and japan. Tales prior to the arrival of buddhism in japan. In pre-modern japan, there is knowledge from indian and chinese contexts. Stories considered product of japanese folktales but many elements tell us we"re dealing with east asian themes (not just japanese) All stories are eclectic in nature (fox gods, divine snake, ttc) but the overall theme is distinctly. Demonstrative of overall religious life in japan at the time all the different forms of worship were brought under wider buddhist umbrella. Japan was heavily entrenched with buddhist views about human nature, what good and bad is, etc. The entire collection has more than 1000 short stories.
