He is also admired as the founder of Odori Nenbutsu and Rokusai Nenbutsu (both of which mean "to recite Namu Amidabutsu while dancing"), but there is no evidence that Kuya himself practiced the so-called Odori-Nenbutsu. 踊念仏、六斎念仏の開祖とも仰がれるが、空也自身がいわゆる踊念仏を修したという確証はない。 |