Conceiving the Indian Buddhist Patriarchs in China /

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This study sutiates the medieval Chinese hagiographies of Asvaghoa, Nagarjuna, and Aryadeva in the context of Chinese religion, culture, and society of the time. It examines these sources not as windows into ancient Indian history but as valuable records of medieval Chinese efforts to define models...

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Auteur principal: Young, Stuart H., 1974- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Chino
Publié: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2015.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Buddhist hagiography.
Buddhism.
RELIGION > Buddhism > History.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Hagiographie bouddhique > Chine > Histoire.
Saints bouddhistes > Historiographie.
Bouddhisme > Chine > Histoire > Jusqu'à 581.
Bouddhisme > Chine > Histoire > 581-960.
Buddhist hagiography > China > History.
Buddhist saints > Historiography.
Buddhism > China > History > To 581.
Buddhism > China > History > 581-960.
China.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:This study sutiates the medieval Chinese hagiographies of Asvaghoa, Nagarjuna, and Aryadeva in the context of Chinese religion, culture, and society of the time. It examines these sources not as windows into ancient Indian history but as valuable records of medieval Chinese efforts to define models of Buddhist sanctity.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (392 pages).
ISBN:9780824854287

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