Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan University of Tennessee Histology Review

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Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan University of Tennessee Histology ReviewHagiographies or idealized biographies which recount the lives of saints, bodhisattvas and other charismatic figures have been the meeting place for myth and experience. In medieval Europe, the 'lives of saints' were read during liturgical celebrations and the texts themselves were treated as sacred objects. In Japan, it was believed that those who read the biographies of lofty monks would acquire merit. Since hagiographies were written or compiled by