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Books on: buddhist temples china

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Alms and Vagabonds: Buddhist Temples and Popular Patronage in Medieval Japan

Book by Janet R. Goodwin; University of Hawaii Press, 1994

Subjects:

Buddhism--Japan--History--1185-1600, Buddhist Giving, Buddhist Temple Finance--Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...had come from China, it helped to...political situation. Buddhist deities were...patronage of temples, the monarch...of many small temples that maintained...with the great Buddhist institutions...to follow the Buddhist path. This pattern...which important temples, once a means...
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Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim on the Silk Road

Book by Sally Hovey Wriggins; Westview Press, 1996

Subjects:

Priests, Buddhist--China--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Sally Hovey Wriggins retells the story of Xuanzang, the 7th century Chinese monk who completed an epic 16-year journey to discover the heart of Buddhism at its source in India.
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Buddhist Cave Paintings at Tun-Huang

Book by Basil Gray, J. B. Vincent; University of Chicago Press, 1959

Subjects:

Art, Buddhist, Decoration And Ornament--China--Dunhuang Xian, Mural Painting And Decoration

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...the direction of Buddhism in China, and pilgrims and missionaries...Mizuno and T. Nagahiro, The Buddhist Cave--Temples of Hsiang Tang-Ss , Kyoto...Soper, 3 the conservatism of Buddhist art in North China in the sixth century. And...
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The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk

Book by Georges B. J. Dreyfus; University of California Press, 2003

Subjects:

Buddhist Education--China--Tibet, Buddhist Monks--Education--China--Tibet, Monastic And Religious Life (Buddhism)--China--Tibet

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

"A rich and fascinating study of Tibetan monastic life, from an author who is not only a leading scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, but who spent many years as a Buddhist monk."--Donald Lopez, author of "Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West
"Georges Dreyfus, extraordinary person and ...
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"A rich and fascinating study of Tibetan monastic life, from an author who is not only a leading scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, but who spent many years as a Buddhist monk."--Donald Lopez, author of "Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West
"Georges Dreyfus, extraordinary person and writer, gives us crucial insights into the structure and practices of higher Tibetan education as well as his own fascinating journey leading to his becoming the first Westerner to achieve the highest rank in Tibetan education. This book both peals away myths and reveals the true depths of Tibetan techniques to train the mind."--Jeffrey Hopkins, author of "Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism
"A remarkable tour de force. Georges Dreyfus merges personal memoir and outstanding scholarship to draw us into the intellectual life of the Tibetan monastic college, and in so doing he transforms forever our understanding of education and the cultivation of reason in traditional and pre-modern societies.If you read no other book on Tibetan Buddhism, immerse yourself in this one and applaud."--Matthew T. Kapstein, author of "The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism
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Buddhist Ethics

Book by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé; Snow Lion Publications, 1998

Subjects:

Buddhism--China--Tibet, Buddhist Ethics

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1-55939-066-2 alk. paper 1. Buddhist ethics. 2. Buddhism--China--Tibet. I. International Translation...treasury was essential for Buddhist practitioners around the globe...April 4,1997 Introduction Buddhist Ethics, the fifth book of...

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Journal Articles on: buddhist temples china

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Images, Legends, Politics, and the Origin of the Great Xiangguo Monastery in Kaifeng: A Case-Study of the Formation and Transformation of Buddhist Sacred Sites in Medieval China

Journal article by Jinhua Chen; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005

Subjects:

Buddhist shrines--Political aspects, Buddhist shrines--Social aspects, Buddhist temples--Political aspects, Buddhist temples--Social aspects, Chinese history--Religious aspects, Kaifeng, China--Buildings and facilities, Kaifeng, China--Religious aspects, Temples, Buddhist--Political aspects, Temples, Buddhist--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...part of a "Buddhist mountain." Not only mountain temples/monasteries, but also cosmopolitan monasteries, should...eventually emerged as arguably the most important Buddhist center in China. During the Tang dynasty, the Xiangguosi had already...
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Peking: Temples and City Life, 1400--1900

Journal article by David D. Buck; China Review International, Vol. 8, 2001

Subjects:

Peking: Temples and City Life, 1400-1900 (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

...many other cities in China in this period, except...clerics who inhabited its temples. Then she sets forth...sections on the Tibetan Buddhists, temple markets, temple...Frolic, Civil Society in China (Armonk, New York: M...activities associated with temples, but in the Jiangnan...
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Canonizing Kannon: The Ninth-Century Esoteric Buddhist Altar at Kanshinji

Journal article by Cynthea J. Bogel; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 84, 2002

Subjects:

Buddhism and art--9th century, Buddhists--Monuments, statues, etc., Icons--Japan, Japan--Religion, Ritual--Japan, Statues--Religious aspects, Temples, Buddhist--9th century

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Esoteric traditions of China, Korea, and Japan...particular class of Buddhist literature, tantra...traditions. The Buddhist master Kukai (774-835...Shingon teachings from China to Japan in 806...donation of funds to temples by members of the...safe passage to the Buddhist paradise of a deceased...
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Weeping in a Taiwanese Buddhist Charismatic Movement (1)

Journal article by C. Julia Huang; Ethnology, Vol. 42, 2003

Subjects:

Crying--Religious aspects, Crying--Social aspects, Emotions--Religious aspects, Emotions--Social aspects, Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist--Rites and ceremonies, Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist--Social aspects, Women--Behavior

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Abode is in no way distinctive from that in other Buddhist temples, yet it is where many have wept out of religious...Buddhas name). Both rituals are common to other Buddhist groups and temples. Ciji followers "worship the mountain" toward...
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Jesus the World-Protector: Eighteenth-Century Gelukpa Historians View Christianity (1)

Journal article by Michael J. Sweet; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 26, 2006

Subjects:

Buddhist manuscripts--Analysis, Buddhists--History, Buddhists--Religious aspects, Jesus Christ--Portrayals

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...History of the Holy Religion in India, Great China, Tibet and Mongolia or the Auspicious...the chapters on Chinese Buddhism and non-Buddhist religions. (7.) See the chapters on Chinese...1970): 28-30. (10.) Susan Naquin, Peking: Temples and City Life, 1400-1900 (Berkeley: University...

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Magazine Articles on: buddhist temples china

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In Search of Magic and Mystery in Tibet

Magazine article by Masha Nordbye; World and I, Vol. 19, September 2004

Subjects:

Buddhism--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Buddhist monasteries, Buddhist temples, Dalai Lama--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, David-Neel, Alexandra--Travel, Explorers--Travel, Lamaism--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Monasteries, Buddhist, Temples, Buddhist, Tibet--Description and travel, Tibet--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...now a part of China, I was grateful...who were devout Buddhists--so it was two...King built two temples to house the...One of these temples is the Jokhang...to India for Buddhist scriptures. Upon...need for real temples, no need for...speak not as a Buddhist, Dalai Lama...
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The Eighty-Eight Temples: Pilgrimages Were among the Earliest Forms of Historical Travelling, and They Remain Popular in Many Parts of the World. Alex Koller Tries Japan's Most Famous Buddhist Pilgrimage

Magazine article by Alex Koller; History Today, Vol. 57, November 2007

Subjects:

Buddhism--Social aspects, Japan--Religious aspects, Lamaism--Social aspects, Pilgrimages--History, Pilgrims and pilgrimages--History, Religion--Social aspects, Religious beliefs--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...eighty-eight Buddhist temples, connected by...and unordained Buddhist ascetics also...diplomatic mission to China and travelled...eighty-eight temples seems to have...of the oldest Buddhist texts, the Agon...and the anti-Buddhist policies of the...on the Shikoku temples, many of which...
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On the Road to Myanmar's Mandalay: A Romantic View Persists of a Country of Silk and Temples, Writes Sholto Byrnes

Magazine article by Sholto Byrnes; New Statesman, Vol. 135, August 14, 2006

Subjects:

Cities and towns--Description and travel, Myanmar--Description and travel, Temples--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...the kite-shaped country, bordering India to the west, China to the north and French Indo-China and Siam to the east, were of great Buddhist statues, of temples, silk-clad women and yellow-robed monks, tigers and tiffin, ox-wagons and steamers happily...
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Hong Kong: Transition Back to China

Magazine article by Gregory H. Chu; Focus, Vol. 44, Fall 1997

Subjects:

British foreign relations--Hong Kong, Hong Kong foreign relations--United Kingdom, Hong Kong-China reunification question--Analysis, Hong Kong--Political aspects, United Kingdom

Collections: Entire Library

...sector and felt that they had to suppress religion in order to strengthen the power of the Communist Party. Many Buddhist temples in China were destroyed by the hardline Communist leadership over the last five decades. This means that most of the...
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China Destroys Churches in Provincial Onslaught

Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 118, January 3, 2001

Subjects:

China--Religion, Falun Dafa (Sect)--Cases, Freedom of religion--China, Persecution--China, Teng Chunyan--Cases

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...government, said hundreds of temples and churches in the southeastern...It is clear that China has been carrying out...Chinese exercises and Buddhist and Taoist principles...United States has asked China to release Teng, who...passport to return to China in the spring. She had...

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Newspaper Articles on: buddhist temples china

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Travel: WHERE OLD MEETS NEW; CHINA BLENDS ANCIENT TEMPLES AND GLITZY DESIGNER MALLS

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), November 11, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...WHERE OLD MEETS NEW; CHINA BLENDS ANCIENT TEMPLES AND GLITZY DESIGNER...the centuries. While Buddhist monks intone their chants...robe, and I realise China is now very much a part...nowhere sums up this new China better than Shanghai...
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The Buddhist Lovefest

Newspaper article by Richard Grenier; The Washington Times, October 28, 1997

Subjects:

China

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...about Tibet, Peoples China, and Buddhism ("Red Corner...in this life. For a buddhist, life is a tale of inevitable...ceremonies or rituals, its temples being places of contemplation...well in combat. The Buddhist holy man is one who repudiates...Although, replacing India, China was the great spawning...
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China: Exploring the Soul of Asia's Giant along the Yangtze

Newspaper article by Corinna Lothar; The Washington Times, January 24, 1999

Subjects:

China

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...tomb-cleaning day in China - a day when people remember...a group of Taoist and Buddhist temples, which have been regarded...Shanghai has gardens, temples and markets. For all...atmosphere of the old China. Dont go down the Yangtze...
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Bush Presses China to Ease Curbs on Faith; Cites Need for Freer Society

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 22, 2002

Subjects:

Bush, Laura, China, Jiang Zemin

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...officials. "All the worlds people, including the people of China, should be free to choose how they live, how they worship...churches, unsanctioned Islamic prayer groups and Tibetan Buddhist temples loyal to the Dalai Lama. During their news conference...
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Show Casts 'New Light' on Buddhist Sculptures

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 20, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...them mainly for Buddhist cave temples carved from huge...faces in northern China. They sculpted...relatively new to China. Gongxian was...of Chinas cave temples. At the time...probably not used in China for Buddhist sculptures before...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhist temples china

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Changzhou

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to the Tang dynasty and is one of Chinas largest Zen Buddhist temples, is there; its pagoda (constructed 2002 7) is the worlds tallest. An economic center of S China since the Southern Sung dynasty (1129 1279), Changzhou...
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Liaoyang

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...yang , city (1994 est. pop. 541,300), E Liaoning prov., China, on a tributary of the Hun River. It is an industrial...oldest cities of Manchuria, Liaoyang contains several Buddhist temples built in the 11th cent. In the Russo-Japanese War it...
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Vietnam

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...and after a border clash with China in 1979. A mix of Buddhism...context of government-regulated Buddhist and Catholic groups, and since...traditional worship at Buddhist temples has been encouraged. Protestant...Vietnams main trading partners are China, Japan, the United States...
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Tibet

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...he was replaced by a secular Tibetan leader. In 1962, China launched attacks along the Indian-Tibetan border to...destroyed. Though the ban was lifted in 1976 and some Buddhist temples have again been in operation since the early 1980s...
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Japanese Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to emulate the architects of China. The gigantic monastery of...clouds. By the mid-14th cent. Buddhist architecture tended toward...Through the centuries Buddhist temples have varied little in general...The Shinto temple, whose pre-Buddhist type is perpetuated, is a small...

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