by IanReader (Author)
This study involves a 1400-kilometer-long pilgrimage around Japan's 4th largest island, Shikoku. In traveling the circuit of 88 Buddhist temples, pilgrims make their journey together with Kobo Daishi (774-835), the holy miracle-working figure at the heart of the pilgrimage. Ian Reader examines contemporary practices and beliefs of the pilgrimage.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 350
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 31 Jan 2006
ISBN 10: 0824829077
ISBN 13: 9780824829070