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Buddhism in China

Books on: buddhists china

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Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia - Vol. 2 Text

Book by Marylin Martin Rhie; Brill, 1999

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Art, Buddhist--Asia, Central, Art, Buddhist--China, Art, Central Asian, Art, Chinese

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...encouraged the movements of Buddhist monks, artisans and the like...established. It would seem that Buddhists from the border regions of...processes of Buddhism and Buddhist art in Central Asia in the...of great renown, came to China. Fa-hsien reports Chinese...these areas and also with China and the fascinating relationship...
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Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia - Vol. 1

Book by Marylin Martin Rhie; Brill, 1999

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Art, Buddhist--Asia, Central, Art, Buddhist--China, Art, Central Asian, Art, Chinese

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Great Buddha with some works in China could be a factor in dating...the central pillar caves in China, another subject of immense...of the early Buddhist art of China and one which will also further...trans- forming of the foreign Buddhist religion into a more thoroughly...one in the hands of Chinese Buddhists.
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Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia

Book by Marylin Martin Rhie; Brill, 1999

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Art, Buddhist--Asia, Central, Art, Buddhist--China, Art, Central Asian, Art, Chinese

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Fig. 1.10 King Asoka Stupa, dated 955, bronze, H. 21.5 cm, with original chattras (umbrellas), Aesei Bunko, Tokyo Fig. 1.11 King Asoka Stupa inside relic container in the Relic Hall at the A-yu-wang ssu, Ningpo (after Buddhists in New China , p. 79)
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Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China

Book by Gray Tuttle; Columbia University Press, 2005

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Buddhism--China--Tibet--Politic Aspects, Tibet (China)--History--1951-

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Tibet raised the role of Tibetan Buddhists in China from the margins of the Chinese Buddhist community to the center of this...26 Early Efforts to Protect Buddhist Resources in China Buddhists in China were quick to respond to the threats...
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Buddhism and Buddhists in China

Book by Lewis Hodous; Macmillan, 1924

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Buddhism--China

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...chief monasteries of China. Numerous Japanese Buddhists have made such visits...decided to confiscate Buddhist property and to use...departure. The Japanese Buddhists have been fired by missionary zeal for China. In many of the large...

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Journal Articles on: buddhists 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

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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

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...Transformation of Buddhist Sacred Sites in Medieval China. by Jinhua Chen Buddhist...Reginald Johnston, Buddhist China: Visit to Chiu...depicted to be by her Buddhist ideologues. See Antonino...Propaganda and Ideology in China at the End of the...
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The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Codes in China: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Chanyuan Qinggui

Journal article by Albert Welter; China Review International, Vol. 11, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Codes in China: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Chanyuan Qinggui (Book)--Book reviews

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The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Codes in China: An Annotated Translation...Buddhist Monastic Codes in China: An Annotated Translation...Monastic Experience: Buddhist Practice in Contemporary...early twentieth-century China described by Holmes Welch...
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Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China

Journal article by Craig Clunas; China Review International, Vol. 10, 2003

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Books--Book reviews, Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China (Book)--Book reviews

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Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China. by Craig Clunas Patricia Berger. Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press...
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Stephen F. Teiser. Reinventing the Wheel: Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples

Journal article by Matthew Mcdonald; China Review International, Vol. 14, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Reinventing the Wheel: Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...presents in visual form the Buddhist notion of the cyclical...throughout the medieval Buddhist world. The canonical...central Asia, and western China are used to compare...experience of the majority of Buddhists in the medieval world...concerning adherence to Buddhist practice, a white altar...images in both India and China. Chapter 4 focuses...
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Amy McNair. Donors of Longmen: Faith, Politics, and Patronage in Medieval Chinese Buddhist Scripture

Journal article by Michael Saso; China Review International, Vol. 16, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, Donors of Longmen: Faith, Politics, and Patronage in Medieval Chinese Buddhist Scripture (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...Patronage in Medieval Chinese Buddhist Scripture. by Michael Saso...courtiers of Luoyang City in central China, during the period when emperors...important Buddhist art of medieval China. The famous Tang dynasty poet...Tantric Buddhist images into China proper. The great Vairocana...

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Magazine Articles on: buddhists china

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Buddhists and Christians Fuse Faith and Conscience

Magazine article by Gene Koprowski; Insight on the News, Vol. 12, September 9, 1996

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Buddhists--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Christians--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Social action--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...spiritual leader of 150 million Buddhists and political leader of 130...Buddhism and Christianity. Buddhists believe that God is a form...the Catholic Church or the Buddhist sangha, or community, is...his countrys struggle with China for self-determination...compassionate cooperation between Buddhists and Christians. "Despite...
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China Shaken by Mass Meditation

Magazine article by Gayle M.B. Hanson; Insight on the News, Vol. 15, August 23, 1999

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Buddhist sects--China, China--Politics and government, Falun Dafa (Sect)--Investigations, Li Hongzhi--Conduct of life

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...anyone who turned on a TV set in China was subjected to an almost around...the "social stability" of China. "This is a serious ideological...Asian philosophy. According to Buddhist beliefs, which largely inform...political climate and mandate in China. In the practice of Falun Gong...
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Buddhist Delight

Magazine article by Joyce Dodson Piotrowski; Vegetarian Times, April 2003

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Buddhism, China, Recipes, Restaurants, Vegetarianism

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Buddhist Delight by Joyce Dodson Piotrowski...broth. Because most observant Buddhists fast before praying, this...a growing force in the new China. Old monks, who scattered...ancestry. It was developed by Buddhist monks to ensure that rulers...a difficult time eating in China. Often dishes listed as vegetarian...
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Banning Tibet: Woeser on How China Closed a Country

Magazine article by Bessie Du. Woeser; New Statesman, Vol. 137, August 4, 2008

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Buddhist monks--International aspects, Buddhist monks--Social aspects, Olympics--2008 AD, Olympics--Social aspects, Tibetans--International aspects, Tibetans--Social aspects

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...Banning Tibet: Woeser on How China Closed a Country. by Bessie...Qinghai--the Guantanamo of China--and will not be released until after the Olympics. Buddhist ceremonies have been cancelled...blocked and her books are banned in China
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An Actual Buddhist

Magazine article by Joseph Marshall, Peter Leithart; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, October 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

An Actual Buddhist. by Joseph Marshall , Peter...optimism" of America. American Buddhists, in fact, practice exactly...for hundreds of years in China and Japan. Leithart has...which offers instruction in Buddhist practices. If he had, he...that many modern Western Buddhists, including some high-profile...more modern-Western than Buddhist. (For the record, I would...

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Newspaper Articles on: buddhists china

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'A Simple Buddhist Monk. No More, No Less' - DALAI LAMA; DALAI LAMA'S 50-YEAR MISSION FOR PEACE

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 13, 2011

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Buddhist monks--Religious aspects

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

A Simple Buddhist Monk. No More, No Less - DALAI LAMA; DALAI LAMAS 50-YEAR MISSION...But time has done little to heal diplomatic and cultural wounds between China and Tibet and last month the Dalai Lama said he planned to hand his political...
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The Tao of Yau; with Wagamama, Hakkasan, Yauatcha and Now the Relaunch of Sake No Hana Alan Yau Has Transformed London's Restaurant Scene. So Why Is He Abandoning the High Life for the Spartan Regime of a Buddhist Monk, Asks Lydia Slater

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 30, 2010

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Buddhist monks, Chinese New Year--2011 AD

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...for the Spartan Regime of a Buddhist Monk, Asks Lydia Slater...surprising are his plans to become a Buddhist monk in a temple near Bangkok...he says. In Hong Kong and China theyre still lending. And...options open to immigrants from China. I really hated the food business...
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The Buddhist Lovefest

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

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China

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

...movies about Tibet, Peoples China, and Buddhism ("Red Corner...happiness in this life. For a buddhist, life is a tale of inevitable...a positive connotation for Buddhists, of course, representing...them well in combat. The Buddhist holy man is one who repudiates...Although, replacing India, China was the great spawning ground...
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BOATING WITH BUDDHA; There's More to China Than Skyscrapers, Forbidden Cities and a Great Wall. Andrew Barker Visits Hangzhou Where Even the Chinese Manage to Relax

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 1, 2011

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Boating, Boats, Boats and boating, Buddhist monks, Cigarette boats, High rise buildings, Skyscrapers, Tall buildings

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BOATING WITH BUDDHA; Theres More to China Than Skyscrapers, Forbidden Cities and a Great Wall. Andrew...Chinese saying: Above there is heaven, below there is Hangzhou. Buddhist monks chose these shady hillsides, which sit above sprawling...
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Dialogue between Christians and Buddhists

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2009

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Christians

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...feast of Vesak, in which the Buddhists commemorate the major events...the population follow the Buddhist tradition mdash; this cooperative...efforts between Christians and Buddhists can go a long way to moderate...For most of the countries of Buddhist tradition, May 8 is the date...emerging markets as India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhists china

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Garden

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...Moors carried Middle Eastern styles to Spain. In the East the planting of sacred groves was spread by the Buddhists from India to China and set a style there for naturalistic gardens, in which the beauty of the natural scenery was accentuated...
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Tea

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...History Tea was cultivated in China in prehistoric times and was...begun on a commercial scale in China, and shortly thereafter, in...of Japan was introduced from China in the 15th cent. by Buddhists as a semireligious social custom...
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Snake Worship

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...worship of Krishna and eventually into the worship of Vishnu. Buddhist legends relate that Buddha was given the true Buddhism by the "king of the serpents" (often seen as the cobra), and Buddhists also revere the regenerative powers the snake exhibits. In China the serpent, in the form of the dragon, figures as a fierce...
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Wutai Shan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...range, extending c.150 mi (240 km) across NE Shanxi and NW Hebei prov., NE China. The mountains, rising to c.10,035 ft (3,058 m), are sacred to Buddhists and contain monasteries frequented by pilgrims...
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Bhutan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...the Tibet region of China. Punakha is the traditional...uninhabited, except for some Buddhist monks in scattered monasteries...point of contest between China and India. The Chinese...persecution of Tibetan Buddhists led India to close the...1980s relations with China had improved significantly...has a Dharma Raja, Buddhist priests retain political...

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