Year: 1987
Type: article
Abstract: The kaihogyo 回峰 tjis a unique form of Tendai mountain asceticism carried on at Enryaku-ji 延暦寺 on Mt.Hiei, the headquarter temple of the sect.It is a practice in which one walks around a prescribed nineteen mile (30 km.) route around Mt. Hiei and its environs, offering prayers at the various halls, shrines, and other holy sites along the way.Th e kaihogyo has recently caught the imagination of m a n y Japanese people interested in religion and spirituality.A number of books and articles, some scholarly but m a n y popular, have been published on it,1 and N H K , the Japanese national public broadcasting company, has aired a critically ac claimed program on the subject.In the pages below w e will attempt to give a short introduction to tms practice, first outlining its history and then briefly descriomg h o w it is practiced today.
Author: Robert F Rhodes
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2337600645