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GAGER, John G., The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes Toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity-New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1983, VIII + 213 pp. WILKEN, Robert L., John Chrysostom and the Jews: Rhetoric and Reality in the Late 4th Century (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage)-Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, University of California Press, 1983, XX + 190 pp

GAGER, John G., The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes Toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian... 287 In the words of the ninth century Japanese monk Kukai: "Since the Esoteric Buddhist teachings are so profound as to defy expression in writing, they are revealed through the medium of painting to those who are yet to be enlightened ... The secrets of the sutras and commentaries are for the most part depicted in the paintings and all the essentials of the Esoteric Buddhist doctrines are, in reality, set forth therein. Neither masters nor students can dispense with them." (Yoshito Hakeda, Kukai: Major Works, pp. 145- 146.) However, the use of visual material dating from the eleventh through the fourteenth centuries to reconstruct Esoteric Buddhism in T'ang China is not without problems. While it is true that many of the prototypes for the drawings and paintings then circulating in Japan were brought from China, whether or not they were of the T'ang period is open to question. This issue may not be of particular import in understanding the general character of Manjusri worship in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism, but as the author's stated goal is to contribute to the understanding of Manjusri in the T'ang period, he owes it to the reader to explain more fully http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Numen Brill

GAGER, John G., The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes Toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity-New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1983, VIII + 213 pp. WILKEN, Robert L., John Chrysostom and the Jews: Rhetoric and Reality in the Late 4th Century (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage)-Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, University of California Press, 1983, XX + 190 pp

Stroumsa, Gedaliahu G.
Numen , Volume 32 (2): 287 – Jan 1, 1985
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© 1985 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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287 In the words of the ninth century Japanese monk Kukai: "Since the Esoteric Buddhist teachings are so profound as to defy expression in writing, they are revealed through the medium of painting to those who are yet to be enlightened ... The secrets of the sutras and commentaries are for the most part depicted in the paintings and all the essentials of the Esoteric Buddhist doctrines are, in reality, set forth therein. Neither masters nor students can dispense with them." (Yoshito Hakeda, Kukai: Major Works, pp. 145- 146.) However, the use of visual material dating from the eleventh through the fourteenth centuries to reconstruct Esoteric Buddhism in T'ang China is not without problems. While it is true that many of the prototypes for the drawings and paintings then circulating in Japan were brought from China, whether or not they were of the T'ang period is open to question. This issue may not be of particular import in understanding the general character of Manjusri worship in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism, but as the author's stated goal is to contribute to the understanding of Manjusri in the T'ang period, he owes it to the reader to explain more fully

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