The Dawn of Chinese Pure Land Buddhist Doctrine

Ching-ying Hui-yuan's Commentary on the Visualization Sutra

von Kenneth K. Tanaka

332 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Preface Abbreviations and Conventions Introduction: Challenge to Orthodoxy Part I Chapter One: Pure Land Buddhist Development in India and China Prior to Hui-yüan Chapter Two: Hui-yüan's Place in the Buddhism of North China Chapter Three: Textual Background of the Commentary Chapter Four: Treatment of the Kuan-ching Chapter Five: Rebirth: Causes and Ranking Chapter Six: Impact on the Shan-tao Commentary Chapter Seven: Conclusion Part II Translation of the Commentary General Notes and Synopsis of the Kuan-ching The Commentary on the Sutra of Visualization on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life by Sramana Hui-yüan Appendix One: Rankings of the Buddhist Path (marga) Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

• Reihe: SUNY series in Buddhist Studies
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Buddhismus
• ISBN: 9780791402986
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.08.1990
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: SUNY Press