Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: understanding a tradition of practice
Introduction -- What is the Chinese Pure Land tradition? -- The development of the concept of the Pure Land -- Self-power and other-power in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism -- Ethics and precepts in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism -- Defending Pure Land in late imperial China -- Methods of nianfo in Chinese P...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Edition: | Paperback edition |
| Series/Journal: | Pure Land Buddhist studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Pure Land Buddhism
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| IxTheo Classification: | BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Pure Land Buddhism
B China B Pure Land Buddhism (China) |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- What is the Chinese Pure Land tradition? -- The development of the concept of the Pure Land -- Self-power and other-power in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism -- Ethics and precepts in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism -- Defending Pure Land in late imperial China -- Methods of nianfo in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism -- Lushan Huiyuan: the evolution of the first Pure Land patriarch -- Conclusions. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0824888413 |