audiobook The Kubjikamatatantra: Kulalikamnaya Version (Orientalia Rheno-Traiectina Vol 30) by From Brill Academic Pub in History

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In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten; David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Mārīcī; its evolution in India; China; and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and; finally; its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class--the bushi or samurai. In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.