Japanese Buddhist Pilgrimage

by Michael Pye

Book Overview

Japanese Buddhist Pilgrimage explores the ritual practice of "circulatory pilgrimages" - the visiting of many temples in a numbered sequence. Every year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims travel such temple routes, seeking peace of mind, health and wellbeing for themselves and others as the benefits of such meritorious endeavour. This form of pilgrimage appears to be unique to Japan. The practice began centuries ago and involved visiting 33 temples...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845539176
• ISBN13: 9781845539177
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"