Entering the Pure Land: Hanamatsuri and the Okagura Jodo-iri Ritual of Okumikawa From: Japanese Journal of Religious Studies | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Lee, William | Copyright Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

While the concept of the Pure Land found its way into many mainstream Buddhist doctrines and practices, it also was adopted by yamabushi of the syncretistic Shugendo cult. This article examines one example of this incorporation, namely the kagura of the Okumikawa region (present-day Aichi Prefecture). Today this region is perhaps best known for its many hanamatsuri, the year-end festivals that are characterized by yudate rituals and the appearance of masked demons (oni). The hanamatsuri, howe...

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