The ‘biography’ of a Buddha image: the transformation of the lore for a stone image of Maitreya in Shicheng
This study investigates a sacred site centering on a stone image in southeastern China. With a focus on the ways in which legends and local histories represent the perceived sacrality of this sacred space, it aims to throw new light on the formation and transformation of the cult of the Shicheng ima...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2017
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Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 307-349 |
| Further subjects: | B
Maitreya
B Sengyou B Liang Wudi B Liu Xie B Xiao Wei B Shicheng |
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