Buddhism and Medicine in Premodern Japan

Authors

Andrew Macomber, Oberlin College

Repository Citation

Macomber, Andrew. "Buddhism and Medicine in Premodern Japan." In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

4-20-2022

Department

Religion

Document Type

Book Chapter

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.980

Keywords

Buddhist medicine, Karmic illness, Leprosy, Demons, Healing rituals, Epidemics, Materia medica, Master of Medicines Buddha, Yōsai, Zhiyi

Language

English

Format

text