The Presence of the Buddha: Transmission of Sacred Authority and the Function of Ornament in Seiryōji's Living Icon

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dc.contributor.advisorWalley, Akikoen_US
dc.contributor.authorBorengasser, Danielen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-29T17:51:25Z
dc.date.available2014-09-29T17:51:25Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-29
dc.description.abstractIn 985, a Japanese monk named Chōnen commissioned a statue of Śākyamuni Buddha during a pilgrimage to China, which was later enshrined in the temple Seiryōji near Kyoto, Japan. The statue was lavishly ornamented both on its exterior and interior and came to be considered a "living icon" modeled after the legendary first portrait of the historical Buddha made under the patronage of the Indian king Udāyana. Through a holistic examination of historical context, textual evidence, and the diverse forms of ritual adornment (shōgon), I argue that the Seiryōji statue was designed to function as a field for the perpetual generation of karmic merit (fukuden). This statue, through the careful selection of inserted objects and their resonance with its external appearance, embodies the multiplicity of the "Buddha body" as the "living" body of the historical Śāyamuni and the eternally present Buddha of the Lotus Sutra.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/18410
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.subjectBuddhaen_US
dc.subjectChōnenen_US
dc.subjectfukudenen_US
dc.subjectSeiryōjien_US
dc.subjectshōgonen_US
dc.subjectShakaen_US
dc.titleThe Presence of the Buddha: Transmission of Sacred Authority and the Function of Ornament in Seiryōji's Living Iconen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of the History of Art and Architectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregonen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en_US

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