Datsueba the Clothes Snatcher

Chihiro Saka, PhD (2019), Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Japan), is Project Research Fellow at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken). Her published papers include “Functions of Cloth in Datsueba Worship” (Japanese Religions, Spring and Fall 2018).

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Figures



Introduction

 1 Toward a More Integrated Picture

 2 Theoretical Framework, Methodology, and Primary Sources

 3 Structure of the Monograph



1 Conceptions of Hell in Asia: Related Texts and Imagery

 1 The Six Realms and Early Representations of Hell

 2 Chinese Adaptations and Visions of Hell

 3 Female Deities Related to Death: Indian Goddesses, Meng Po, and Datsueba

 4 Concluding Remarks



2 Datsueba in Religious and Popular Texts

 1 Prototypes for Datsueba

 2 Datsueba in Accounts of the Ten Kings of Hell

 3 Datsueba-like Figures in Popular Stories

 4 Concluding Remarks



3 Visual Representations of Datsueba: From Hell Scenes to the Popular Sphere

 1 Pictorial Representations of Hell Prior to Datsueba

 2 The Emergence of Datsueba in the Landscape of Hell

 3 Standardization and Modification of Datsueba Iconography

 4 Concluding Remarks



4 Datsueba in Pilgrimage Mandalas

 1 Overview of Pilgrimage Mandalas

 2 Datsueba in Ise sankei mandara: Marking the Border between Sacred and Impure

 3 Datsueba in the Zenkōji sankei mandara: Bridging the Underworld and Pure Land

 4 Datsueba in Tateyama mandara: Manifestation of the Mountain Goddess Ubason and Symbol of the Entrance to Hell

 5 Concluding Remarks



5 Venerating Datsueba: Beliefs and Worship Practices

 1 Sculptural Images of Datsueba: A Brief Overview

 2 Datsueba as a Marker of the Otherworld

 3 The Symbolism of Cloth in Worship Practices Devoted to Datsueba

 4 Datsueba, Other Old Female Figures, and Buddhist Attitudes toward Women

 5 Concluding Remarks



Conclusion

Chinese and Japanese Character Glossary

Bibliography

Index