Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by Victor H. Mair
  • Introduction
  • Baojuan about Mulian and performance literature
  • The Mulian story in Chinese literature
  • An early example in baojuan
  • Sectarian examples in Dizang baojuan and baojuan of benefiting living beings
  • Beliefs and practices in sectarian baojuan
  • Late examples in baojuan of three rebirths and precious account of Mulian
  • The religious and performative context of late baojuan about Mulian
  • Conclusion.