Cultural Plane:
The Cultural Plane allows us to view pilgrimages through the lens of the entire society. This view allows us to see the pilgrimage as a culture, rather than one particular person like the Ego Plane . By studying this particular plane you get a larger idea of a cultures ideals, and the motivation that may have come from within in order to make this journey.
Over the years the Japanese culture has referred to mountains as having an association with the gods, making mountainous land the most sacred to the society . Japan also views the climb into the mountains as a role of transformation . The culture as a whole sees going up into the mountains as a way to be converted in to a new person. After the process of climbing into the mountains, the pilgrim returns as a new being . Erik Moore traveled to Mount Fuji along with many others based off of the culture of Japan. …show more content…
As a pilgrim breaks away from their everyday life and takes on new responsibilities they become a new person. The culture of Japans idea for making a pilgrimage up a mountain, known as the cultural plane is present in Moore’s writing.
The Chinese culture has also had an impact on mountain pilgrimages, by defining them as sacred for a long period of time. Common belief of the culture tells that mountain ranges hold the form of a cosmic being. For the culture, mountains resemble much more than beautiful scenery. The Chinese culture believes that mountains are a symbol of sacred . To Japan, Mount Koya is an area of many mountain ridges and river valleys that contains the burial grave of Izanami and is said to be the home of Kobo Daishi. Through this particular
The Cultural Plane allows us to view pilgrimages through the lens of the entire society. This view allows us to see the pilgrimage as a culture, rather than one particular person like the Ego Plane . By studying this particular plane you get a larger idea of a cultures ideals, and the motivation that may have come from within in order to make this journey.
Over the years the Japanese culture has referred to mountains as having an association with the gods, making mountainous land the most sacred to the society . Japan also views the climb into the mountains as a role of transformation . The culture as a whole sees going up into the mountains as a way to be converted in to a new person. After the process of climbing into the mountains, the pilgrim returns as a new being . Erik Moore traveled to Mount Fuji along with many others based off of the culture of Japan. …show more content…
As a pilgrim breaks away from their everyday life and takes on new responsibilities they become a new person. The culture of Japans idea for making a pilgrimage up a mountain, known as the cultural plane is present in Moore’s writing.
The Chinese culture has also had an impact on mountain pilgrimages, by defining them as sacred for a long period of time. Common belief of the culture tells that mountain ranges hold the form of a cosmic being. For the culture, mountains resemble much more than beautiful scenery. The Chinese culture believes that mountains are a symbol of sacred . To Japan, Mount Koya is an area of many mountain ridges and river valleys that contains the burial grave of Izanami and is said to be the home of Kobo Daishi. Through this particular