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Gods, Buddhas, and Organs: Buddhist Physicians and Theories of Longevity in Early Medieval Japan
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This article examines medical works aimed at nourishing life and promoting longevity composed or compiled by Buddhist priests in early medieval Japan, focusing on the Chōseiryōyōhō and the Kissayōjōki.These texts provide an especially useful aperture through which to explore the relationship of medical and religious knowledge in medieval Japan, since theories about the aging process were based on fundamental beliefs about both the structure of bodies and the nature of the forces thought to animate them.A comparison of the different types of practices these texts recommended to forestall physical degeneration and spiritual dissipation provides concrete examples of the ways in which Buddhist physicians, or "priest-doctors" (sōi), combined Chinese medical theories with knowledge gleaned from Buddhist scriptures, and sheds light on the various conceptualizations of the body that emerged in the intersection of these traditions.
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During the late Heian and Kamakura periods, physician-monks who treated royal and aristocratic families fashioned procedures that tapped into Buddhist, Daoist, and medical prescriptions.
“during the late Heian and Kamakura periods, physician-monks who treated members of the royal and aristocratic families fashioned procedures that tapped into a variety of different prescriptions: Buddhist, Daoist, and medical (Drott 2010, 251-53;Triplett 2014;Andreeva 2014 and2017;Lomi 2015).”
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- Authors
- Drott, E. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Missouri (US)
- Corresponding author
- Drott, Edward R
- ORCID
- Drott, Edward R
- Venue
- Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
- Publisher
- Nanzan University
- Published
- 2010-11-01
- ISSN
- 0304-1042 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W113427825
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2022: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 8.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- Japanese Journal of Religious Studies (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › History of Medicine Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Keywords
- Buddhist medicine, longevity, aging, SOI, Buddhist priests, traditional Chinese medicine theory, body concepts, early medieval Japan, Buddhist scriptures
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