Oizuru is one of the sacred garments of the traditional dress of Japanese pilgrims.
Relevance and use edit
Oizuru is the one of essentials of the Pilgrims. It is a simple outer garment. The shape of the garment is similar to a white coat or a jacket. There are three breadths of material are used in it that signify the Buddhist deities (Amida, Kwannon, and Seishi). The garment is stamped with a seal pilgrims visit. It is then preserved with utmost care. They clad the owner in the same at the time of burial.[1][2][3][4]
See also edit
- Shikoku Pilgrimage is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) on the island of Shikoku, Japan.
References edit
- ^ Crawley, Ernest (2019-08-22). Revival: Dress, Drinks and Drums (1931): Further Studies of Savages and Sex. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-34451-7.
- ^ Hastings, James (1957). Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics. Scribner. p. 65.
- ^ The Japan Magazine. Japan Magazine Company. 1916. p. 282.
- ^ The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1893. p. 360.
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