Buddhism in the Heian period reflected in the Tale of Genji. The Tale of Genji (TG) by Murasaki Shikibu written in the late 10th Century describes an aristocratic worldview in the Heian period (794-1185) and allows therefore a closer look at the religious and spiritual understanding of the Japanese upper class in this timeframe. Ideally, Buddhist monks and nuns were required to reject all worldly possessions and thus to depend on the lay community to supply all of their necessities, including food, clothing, shelter, and medicine. In practice, donations to Buddhist monasteries extended to a wide range of materials that were necessary to maintain resident communities of ...
she knelt before each of the monks and nuns in turn as a mark of respect, and finally received a certificate of ordination from two senior monks. the buddhist name of miss kennet - born a christian - is "sister sumitra" ("good friend"). she entered the buddhist society in the uk at the age of 16, and hoped to become a nun ever since.
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