Kuan-yin : the Chinese transformation of Avalokitesvara /
By far one of the most important objects of worship in the Buddhist traditions, the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is regarded as the embodiment of compassion. He has been widely revered throughout the Buddhist countries of Asia since the early centuries of the Common Era. While he was closely identifie...
| Основен автор: | Yu, Chun-fang, 1938- (Author) |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Columbia University Press,
℗♭2001.
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| Серия: |
IASWR series.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=71088 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Kuan-yin. |
| Резюме: |
By far one of the most important objects of worship in the Buddhist traditions, the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is regarded as the embodiment of compassion. He has been widely revered throughout the Buddhist countries of Asia since the early centuries of the Common Era. While he was closely identified with the royalty in South and Southeast Asia, and the Tibetans continue to this day to view the Dalai Lamas as his incarnations, in China he became a she-Kuan-yin, the ""Goddess of Mercy""--And has a very different history. The causes and processes of this metamorphosis have perplexed Buddhis. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 640 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-593) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0231502753 9780231502757 |