RLG206H5 Chapter page 323-326: Week 5
Document Summary
Rituals and festivals: rites in tenth-century japan page 323-326. Sanboe is a collection of buddhist stories that was compiled in 984 by minamoto tamenori. Presented the work to a imperial princess on her becoming nun. Third section of the book describes and discusses various activities of the sangha including rituals and festivals around the temple kyoto. Simple practices of the sangha in order to relieve the suffering of hungry ghosts, continuous chanting of buddha"s name by the monks on mount hiei, liberating captive animals in order to make merit. Building of the stupas of stone is an act of devotion. Go to the river bank and pile stones in the shape of a stupa. Copies of the heart sutra are gathered. Monks are invited to chant it, worship at alters dedicated to the deity, prayers are offered to the household.
