Jinhua (Hrsg.) Chen

What Happened After Mañjusri Migrated to China?

The Sinification of the Mañjusri Faith and the Globalization of the Wutai Cult

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The chapters in this book explore the transcultural, multi-ethnic, and cross-regional contexts and connections between the Buddhavatäsaka-sutra, Mount Wutai and the veneration of Mañjusri that contributed to the establishment and successive transformations of the cult centered on Mount Wutai - and reduplications elsewhere. The contributions reflect on the literature, architecture, iconography, medicine, society, philosophy and several other aspects of the Wutai cult and its significant influence across several Asian cultures and nations such as China, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia and Korea.This book is a significant new contribution to the study of… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Kuan, Guang (Hrsg.) / Fo, Hu (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-00-054252-3
EAN: 9781000542523
Produktnummer: 37466378
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Seitenangabe: 330 S.
Plattform: PDF

Über den Autor

Jinhua Chen ¿¿¿, fellow of Royal Society of Canada, is professor at the University of British Columbia and a visiting professor at several universities, including Tokyo University (2003-04), Stanford (2012) and Capital Normal University (2019-20). He has published extensively on state-church relationships, monastic biographical literature, sacred sites, relic veneration, Buddhism and technology. Guang Kuan ¿¿ is Research Fellow in Chinese Buddhism at King's College, London. His principal research interests lie in the history and texts of Chinese Buddhism, with a particular expertise and interest in translating classical Chinese Buddhist and historical texts. His current study is focused on Ming Buddhist history, particularly on an internationally well-known Buddhist pilgrimage centre (Mount Wutai).Hu Fo ¿¿ is Associate Director of the the Wutai Research Institute for Eastern Buddhist Culture ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, Shanxi, China. His main research interest is the cross-cultural transmission of the Wutai cult.