Aspiring to Enlightenment: Pure Land Buddhism in Silla Korea

Centered on the practice of seeking rebirth in the Pure Land paradise Sukhāvatī, the Amitābha cult has been the dominant form of Buddhism in Korea since the middle of the Silla period (ca. 300–935). In Aspiring to Enlightenment, Richard McBride combines analyses of scriptural, exegetical, hagiograph...

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Main Author: McBride, Richard D. (Author)
Contributors: Payne, Richard K. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Pure Land Buddhist Studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Korea / Amitābha / Cult / History 600-800
Further subjects:B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780824882600