Goryō and Goryō-e
Overview
Section titled “Overview”This canonical ID (56) currently groups 3 source layers with divergent titles. Milestone-1 migration preserves every layer below without inventing a single merged narrative. Status: needs-review.
Also attested under these titles
Section titled “Also attested under these titles”- Prayer Flags, Dhāraṇī Banners and Inscribed Protection
- Celestial Masters Confession and Healing
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Prayer Flags, Dhāraṇī Banners and Inscribed Protection
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01_Buddhism.md
Sacred formulas printed or written on cloth, paper, stone, wood or architectural elements can function as blessings and apotropaic devices. Wind-horse flags are Tibetan; dhāraṇī pillars are important in East Asia.
Reliability: A/B.
Layer 2: Celestial Masters Confession and Healing
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02_Daoism.md
Early Tianshi Dao connected illness with moral/cosmic disorder. Confession, petitions to the Three Officials and ritual correction could be central to healing.
Reliability: B.
Layer 3: Goryō and Goryō-e
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03_Shinto.md
Rites/festivals for pacifying dangerous spirits and epidemic powers. Historically major in Heian Japan.
Reliability: A/B.