Conceiving the Indian Buddhist patriarchs in China
Buddhist sainthood in dharmic history -- An Indian lineage severed -- Salvation in writing and the annex of Indian Buddhism -- Nagarjuna divine and the alchemy of hagiography -- An Indian silkworm god in China -- Buddhist saints to bridge the Sino-Indian divide
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi Press
2015
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| In: |
Studies in East Asian buddhism (24)
Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in East Asian buddhism
24 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Buddhism
/ Hagiography
/ Patriarch
/ Saint
/ Reception
/ China
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Buddhist hagiography (China)
History
B Buddhist hagiography History China B Buddhism History To 581 China B Buddhism History 581-960 China B Buddhism (China) History To 581 B Buddhism (China) History 581-960 B Buddhist saints Historiography |
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| Summary: | Buddhist sainthood in dharmic history -- An Indian lineage severed -- Salvation in writing and the annex of Indian Buddhism -- Nagarjuna divine and the alchemy of hagiography -- An Indian silkworm god in China -- Buddhist saints to bridge the Sino-Indian divide |
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| Item Description: | "A Kuroda Institute book" Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | IX, 338 S. |
| ISBN: | 0824841204 |