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HumanitiesHistoryReligious StudiesAsian StudiesBuddhist StudiesRitual StudiesBuddhismBuddhist HistoryEast Asian StudiesJapanese HistoryRitual TimeTemporalityBuddhist Ritual HistoryBuddhist Ritual PracticeBuddhist TraditionsCivil LifeLive Time MeasurementRite TimingRitual Use Of IncenseTime Measurement Accuracy
List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Conventions Part I. Time Measurement and Incense in East Asia: 1. Early East Asian time measurement 2. Incense and the populace 3. Incense in religious rites 4. Incense for time measurement Part II. The Incense Seal in China: 5. The incense seal of Avalokitesvara 6. In Chinese Buddhist rites 7. In Chinese civil life 8. In Chinese social life 9. In Chinese and foreign writings Part III. The Incense Seal in Japan: 10. Japanese kobandokei 11. In Japanese Buddhist rites 12. In Japanese civil life 13. The fire in the smoke Appendices Bibliography Illustrations Index.