John Scheid
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199572069
- eISBN:
- 9780191738739
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199572069.003.0008
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE
A graffito discovered in the temple of Hercules Curinus at Sulmo allows us to explore the ritual logic of the Roman vow, undoubtedly one of the most characteristic rites in Roman religion, with its ...
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A graffito discovered in the temple of Hercules Curinus at Sulmo allows us to explore the ritual logic of the Roman vow, undoubtedly one of the most characteristic rites in Roman religion, with its specific vocabulary and timing, unlike, for example, the Christian vow. In most cases, vows — whether they are modest such as the one from the temple at Sulmo, or grand such as those we find on offerings in metal or marble — recall one aspect or phase of the rite. The text from Sulmo is one of the rare votive texts that gives us the two principal phases of the vow, announcement and fulfilment.Less
A graffito discovered in the temple of Hercules Curinus at Sulmo allows us to explore the ritual logic of the Roman vow, undoubtedly one of the most characteristic rites in Roman religion, with its specific vocabulary and timing, unlike, for example, the Christian vow. In most cases, vows — whether they are modest such as the one from the temple at Sulmo, or grand such as those we find on offerings in metal or marble — recall one aspect or phase of the rite. The text from Sulmo is one of the rare votive texts that gives us the two principal phases of the vow, announcement and fulfilment.
Beverley Foulks McGuire
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231168021
- eISBN:
- 9780231537773
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231168021.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Buddhism
This chapter analyzes votive texts, in which Ouyi Zhixu envisions his future potential as a bodhisattva. Votive texts engage the future in a way that complements divination as a technique for ...
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This chapter analyzes votive texts, in which Ouyi Zhixu envisions his future potential as a bodhisattva. Votive texts engage the future in a way that complements divination as a technique for diagnosing karma in the past, and repentance rituals as a means of redressing karma in the present. Votive texts allow Ouyi to not only project himself into the future but to also write his future by presenting himself as a bodhisattva. Ouyi presents two visions of himself as a bodhisattva: one that eliminates karma entirely in instances of sincere repentance, and another that assumes the karma of those who have committed particularly heinous sins, substituting for them and suffering karmic retribution on their behalf.Less
This chapter analyzes votive texts, in which Ouyi Zhixu envisions his future potential as a bodhisattva. Votive texts engage the future in a way that complements divination as a technique for diagnosing karma in the past, and repentance rituals as a means of redressing karma in the present. Votive texts allow Ouyi to not only project himself into the future but to also write his future by presenting himself as a bodhisattva. Ouyi presents two visions of himself as a bodhisattva: one that eliminates karma entirely in instances of sincere repentance, and another that assumes the karma of those who have committed particularly heinous sins, substituting for them and suffering karmic retribution on their behalf.
