Examining Amoghavajra’s flat-earth cosmology: religious vs. scientific worldviews in Buddhist astrology
This study examines the cosmology of the monk Amoghavajra (Bukong 不空; 705–774), as outlined in his astrological manual, the Xiuyao jing 宿曜經 (Sūtra of Lunar Stations and Planets), as well as its historical background and context, in relation to classical Buddhist models of Mt. Meru and the Four Conti...
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2021
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Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 203-220 |
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