Inaugural preparatory issue

Index

• Inaugural preparatory issue
• Editorial Note
• Contents
• Article
  • On “Shakuson Eden,” a Tibetan Illustrated Biography of the Buddha: The Edification of Ajātaśatru and the Nirvāṇa of the Buddha 〈in English〉 Masaaki Nohnin
  • Mural as a Text: “Reading” the Buddhist Paintings of Kucha
    - Toward the Interdisciplinary Approach across the Art History and Philology 〈in Japanese〉
    壁画というテキスト　クチャの仏教壁画を「読む」
    ―美術史と文献学の領域横断的アプローチに向けて― Satomi Hiyama
• Translation
  • The Chapter on the Kusha Tradition of A Description of the Eight Traditions: A Translation and Annotation (Revised Edition, 2016) Masaaki Nohnin, Kaoru Onishi, and Takahiko Kameyama
• Book Review
  • Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan, by John K. Nelson 〈in English〉 Taisuke Karasawa
  • The Birth of Insight: Meditation, Modern Buddhism, and Burmese Monk Ledi Sayadaw, by Erik Braun 〈in Japanese〉 Yutaka Kanazawa
• Purpose of the Journal
• Author’s profile

Vol.1

Index

• Volume 1
• Editorial Note
• Contents
• Article
  • 〔Special Contribution〕
    Mingshan Temple in Anyue in Sichuan Province and Liu Benzun Religious Sect 〈in Japanese〉 Hua Sun
    (translated by Manning Li)
  • Paintings of Princess Muktālatā’s Conversion Story: A Comparative Study of the Shakuson Eden and the Rtag brtan Phun tshogs gling Monastery’s Mural 〈in English〉 Kensuke Okamoto
  • Untangling the Textiles in the Murals: A Study on the Monks’ Robes depicted in the First Indo-Iranian Style Paintings of Kucha 〈in English〉 Satomi Hiyama
  • The Buddhist Scriptures Collected by Jikakudaishi Ennin (慈覚大師円仁) in Chang an (Tang): A Reconsideration on the Collecting Activities Viewed from his Diary 〈in Japanese〉 Myokaku Kominami
  • The Esoteric Nenbutsu Thought of Dōhan: Kenmitsu Culture and Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism 〈in Japanese〉 Aaron Proffitt
  • The Four Embracing Practices (saṅgrahavastu): From their Origin and Development in India to Dogen’s Appreciation 〈in English〉 Yusho Wakahara
• Purpose of the Journal
• Author’s profile

• Purpose of the Journal
• Rules for Submission
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