Buddhism and Medicine in Japan: A Topical Survey (500-1600 Ce) of a Complex Relationship

by Katja Triplett

This book demonstrates the close link between medicine and Buddhism in early and medieval Japan. It may seem difficult to think of Japanese Buddhism as being linked to the realm of medical practices since religious healing is usually thought to be restricted to prayers for divine intervention. There is a surprising lack of scholarship regarding medicinal practices in Japanese Buddhism although an overwhelming amount of primary sources proves otherwise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110573504
• ISBN13: 9783110573503
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary