Author: United States. Geographic Names DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Complete Guide to Peking Streets and Alleys
Author: Beijing Gong an juPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beijing (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Out of the Cloister
Author: Mark HalperinPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684174406
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
ung devotional texts shows, however, that many literati participated in intra-Buddhist debates. Others were drawn to Buddhism because of its power, which found expression and reinforcement in its ties with the state. For some, monasteries were extravagant houses of worship that reflected the corruption of the age; for others, the sacrifice and industry demanded by such projects were exemplars worthy of emulation. Finally, Buddhist temples could evoke highly personal feelings of filial piety and nostalgia. This book demonstrates that representations of Buddhism by lay people underwent a major change during the T’ang–Sung transition. These changes built on basic transformations within the Buddhist and classicist traditions and sometimes resulted in the use of Buddhism and Buddhist temples as frames of reference to evaluate aspects of lay society. Buddhism, far from being pushed to the margins of Chinese culture, became even more a part of everyday elite Chinese life.
Two Visions of the Way
Author: Alan K. L. ChanPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791498727
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia, Volume 2 The Eastern Chin and Sixteen Kingdoms Period in China and Tumshuk, Kucha and Karashahr in Central Asia (2 vols)
Author: Marylin Martin RhiePublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900439186X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1635
Book Description
Volume two of Marylin Rhie’s widely acclaimed and formative multi-volume work presents a comprehensive, scholarly and detailed study of the Buddhist art of China and Central Asia from 316-439 A.D. during the formative early periods of Buddhism in the Eastern Chin and Sixteen Kingdoms Period. Using texts translated from the Chinese together with stylistic and technical analyses, the chronology and sources of the art are more clearly defined than in previous studies for the regions of South and North China (other than Kansu) and the important sites of Tumshuk, Kucha and Karashahr on the Northern Silk Route in eastern Central Asia. Furthermore, by incorporating extensive religious and historical materials, this work not only contributes to clarifying the regional characteristics of the art, but also offers new insights into the broader, interregional relationships of this politically fragmented period.
Medicine in China
Author: Paul Ulrich UnschuldPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520050259
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Unschuld provides a description and analysis of the contents and structure of traditional Chinese pharmaceutical literature. Unschuld has selected some one hundred titles in this far-reaching study.
In Search of the Dharma
Author: Chen-huaPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791498905
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This is the first and only book in English on modern Chinese Buddhism written by a practicing Chinese monk. Chen-hua provides a rare eyewitness account of Chinese monastic life and Buddhist practices before they were changed forever by the Communist revolution. It begins with his departure from home in northern China to study Buddhism in Kiansu and Chekiang in the south and ends with his rejoining the monastic order in Taiwan after spending several years as a draftee in the Nationalist army. Following century-old traditions of Ch'an monks, Chen-hua made prilgrimages to all the major monasteries and holy sites, and sought instruction from many famous masters. His ordination at Pao-hua; "Buddha recitation weeks" at Ling-yen; scriptural studies at T'ien-ning; and a pilgrimage to P'u-t'o, the sacred island of Kuan-yin, are some of the highlights of this candid and perceptive book. The Introduction by Chun-fang Yu places the work in a historical perspective. Notes, a glossary of Chinese terms, maps, and photos help readers who are new to the field.
United States Board on Geographic Names: Gazetteer
Author: United States Board on Geographic NamesPublisher:
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
A Handbook of China Proper: Kiangsu
Author: Great Britain. Naval Intelligence DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Mainland China
Author: United States. Geographic Names DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
The Buddhist Conquest of China: Text
Author: Erik ZürcherPublisher: Brill Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description