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The Weaving of Mantra: Kukai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist Discourse

Ryuichi Abe's study traces how Kukai systematized Shingon esoteric Buddhist teaching in ninth century Japan directly from Kukai's own writings and their historical reception, and its specific relevance here is documenting how the five element doctrine was transmitted through that systematization. That direct textual tracing of a specific doctrine's transmission is the book's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with Abe's specific claims. Use it for the historical transmission of the five element doctrine through Kukai's systematization of Shingon teaching.

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Ryuichi Abe's study tracing how Kukai systematized Shingon esoteric Buddhist teaching in ninth-century Japan directly from Kukai's own writings and their historical reception, documenting specifically how the five-element doctrine was transmitted through that systematization.

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Scholarly study of Kukai and the systematisation of Shingon esoteric Buddhism in ninth-century Japan, through which the five-element doctrine was transmitted.

Citation

Author

Ryuichi Abe

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Publication Year

1999

URL

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-weaving-of-mantra/9780231112871/

Source Type

Monograph

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Japan

This source names Japan directly: "Buddhist teaching in ninth century Japan directly from Kukai's own writings and their historical reception, and its specific relevance here is documenting how the five element doctrine was..."

Source The Weaving of Mantra: Kukai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist DiscourseRyuichi Abe

Kukai

This source names Kukai directly: "Ryuichi Abe's study traces how Kukai systematized Shingon esoteric Buddhist teaching in ninth century Japan directly from Kukai's own writings and their historical reception, and its specific..."

Source The Weaving of Mantra: Kukai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist DiscourseRyuichi Abe

Claims Backed By This Source (182 claims)

This source backs 182 claims across the atlas. As facts: 46 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 60 holds, 4 connected. Plus 71 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Alphabet Letters, 95 claims: 1 well-attested, 47 holds, 47 general references.
Articles, 32 claims: 23 well-attested, 4 connected, 5 general references.
Doctrines, 14 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 4 general references.
Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.
Denominations, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
Disciplines, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
Godai (Five Elements), 5 claims: 5 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 3 claims: 3 general references.
Deities, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Figures, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sacred Sites, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.