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Diamond Sutra Narratives : Textual Production and Lay Religiosity in Medieval China

Chiew Hui Ho

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Description:Contextualizing the sutra within a milieu of intense religious and cultural experimentation, this volume unravels the sudden rise of Diamond Sutra devotion in the Tang dynasty against the backdrop of a range of social, political, and literary activities. Through the translation and exploration of a substantial body of narratives extolling the efficacy of the sutra, it explores the complex social history of lay Buddhism by focusing on how the laity might have conceived of the sutra and devoted themselves to it. Corroborated by various sources, it reveals the cult's effect on medieval Chinese religiosity in the activities of an empowered laity, who modified and produced parasutraic texts, prompting the monastic establishment to accommodate to the changes they brought about.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Diamond Sutra Narratives : Textual Production and Lay Religiosity in Medieval China. To get started finding Diamond Sutra Narratives : Textual Production and Lay Religiosity in Medieval China, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 447

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brill

Release: 2019

ISBN: 9004406727

Description: Contextualizing the sutra within a milieu of intense religious and cultural experimentation, this volume unravels the sudden rise of Diamond Sutra devotion in the Tang dynasty against the backdrop of a range of social, political, and literary activities. Through the translation and exploration of a substantial body of narratives extolling the efficacy of the sutra, it explores the complex social history of lay Buddhism by focusing on how the laity might have conceived of the sutra and devoted themselves to it. Corroborated by various sources, it reveals the cult's effect on medieval Chinese religiosity in the activities of an empowered laity, who modified and produced parasutraic texts, prompting the monastic establishment to accommodate to the changes they brought about.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Diamond Sutra Narratives : Textual Production and Lay Religiosity in Medieval China. To get started finding Diamond Sutra Narratives : Textual Production and Lay Religiosity in Medieval China, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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