The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography

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Autor(a) principal: Apolloni, Rodrigo Wolff
Data de Publicação: 2012
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Rever (São Paulo. Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/article/view/18411
Resumo: Although little noticed in Western societies accustomed with figures such as the “Laughing Buddha” or the “Meditating Buddha”, armed and fierce deities are common in Buddhist iconography in India, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan. This article investigates the origin of these deities – especially in Mahayanist context – and analyses the symbolic meaning of the weapons they carry. The goal is to realize the value assigned to the iconographic violence in the context of Buddhism. The article also formulates hypotheses about the distance of Western societies in relation to non-Buddhist “armed Buddhas” and its acceptance in respect of figures such as the “Laughing Buddha” and “Meditating Buddha”.
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spelling The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography“O Dharma das Armas”: origem e significados da iconografia marcial encontrada no BudismoBuddhismHinduismiconographyviolencetransculturalityBudismoHinduísmoiconografia religiosaviolênciatransculturalidade.Although little noticed in Western societies accustomed with figures such as the “Laughing Buddha” or the “Meditating Buddha”, armed and fierce deities are common in Buddhist iconography in India, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan. This article investigates the origin of these deities – especially in Mahayanist context – and analyses the symbolic meaning of the weapons they carry. The goal is to realize the value assigned to the iconographic violence in the context of Buddhism. The article also formulates hypotheses about the distance of Western societies in relation to non-Buddhist “armed Buddhas” and its acceptance in respect of figures such as the “Laughing Buddha” and “Meditating Buddha”.Apesar de pouco percebidas nas sociedades ocidentais acostumadas com figuras como a do “Buda Sorridente” ou do “Buda Meditativo”, divindades armadas e ferozes são comuns na iconografia budista de países como Índia, Tibete,China, Coreia e Japão. Neste artigo, investigamos a origem de algumas dessas divindades, em especial as do contexto mahayanista, e buscamos nos aproximar do significado simbólico das armas que elas portam. O objetivo é perceber o valor atribuído à iconografia marcial no contexto do Budismo. Subsidiariamente, tecemos considerações a respeito do afastamento das sociedades ocidentais não budistas em relação aos “Budas armados” e à sua aceitação em relação a figuras como as do “Buda Sorridente” e do “Buda Meditativo”.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2012-12-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/article/view/18411REVER: Journal for the Study of Religion; Vol. 13 No. 2 (2013): Antônio Flávio Pierucci: a Tribute; 101-117REVER: Revista de Estudos da Religião; v. 13 n. 2 (2013): Pierucci: Uma Homenagem; 101-1171677-1222reponame:Rever (São Paulo. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPporhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/article/view/18411/13658Apolloni, Rodrigo Wolffinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-07-12T12:18:55Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18411Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/PRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/rever/oairever@pucsp.br1677-12221677-1222opendoar:2023-07-12T12:18:55Rever (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography
“O Dharma das Armas”: origem e significados da iconografia marcial encontrada no Budismo
title The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography
spellingShingle The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography
Apolloni, Rodrigo Wolff
Buddhism
Hinduism
iconography
violence
transculturality
Budismo
Hinduísmo
iconografia religiosa
violência
transculturalidade.
title_short The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography
title_full The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography
title_fullStr The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography
title_full_unstemmed The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography
title_sort The "Dharma of the Weapons”: origin and meanings of Buddhist martial iconography
author Apolloni, Rodrigo Wolff
author_facet Apolloni, Rodrigo Wolff
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Apolloni, Rodrigo Wolff
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Buddhism
Hinduism
iconography
violence
transculturality
Budismo
Hinduísmo
iconografia religiosa
violência
transculturalidade.
topic Buddhism
Hinduism
iconography
violence
transculturality
Budismo
Hinduísmo
iconografia religiosa
violência
transculturalidade.
description Although little noticed in Western societies accustomed with figures such as the “Laughing Buddha” or the “Meditating Buddha”, armed and fierce deities are common in Buddhist iconography in India, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan. This article investigates the origin of these deities – especially in Mahayanist context – and analyses the symbolic meaning of the weapons they carry. The goal is to realize the value assigned to the iconographic violence in the context of Buddhism. The article also formulates hypotheses about the distance of Western societies in relation to non-Buddhist “armed Buddhas” and its acceptance in respect of figures such as the “Laughing Buddha” and “Meditating Buddha”.
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