Buddhism’s Knotted Thread (結縷法): Indian Origins and Chinese Adaptations
The Buddhist “Knotted Thread” originates from the ancient Indian practice of venerating sacred threads. In Indian culture, sacred threads symbolize identity and status and possess functions such as exorcism, healing, disaster prevention, blessing ...
Gang Yang
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The relationship between Tang-Song poetry and Zen Buddhism thought
The Tang and Song Dynasties were a time when Zen Buddhism was prevalent, and it was also a critical period for the rapid development of ancient Chinese literature.
Tian Tian
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The Esoteric Nenbutsu in Tendai
Until recently, our view of Chinese Buddhist history was overly influenced by sectarian categories inherited by Japanese Buddhism, which clearly distinguished Zen/Chan, Pure Land, and esoteric Buddhism (mostly Shingon 真言).
Bernard Faure
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Antonio de Montserrat - The Silk Road and the Secret Paths of Tantra
This article presents the biography of Antonio de Montserrat with the aim of situating him within Buddhist critical thought as the first Westerner initiated into tantric philosophy and a key figure in its introduction to the West through the Society of ...
Oscar R. Gomez
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Mapping Modern Mahayana: Chinese Buddhism and Migration in the Age of Global Modernity
Justin Ritzinger
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Zen Buddhism was introduced to China in the sixth century. After going through a long process in China, finally Zen came to Japan in the thirteenth century brought by Japanese monks.
Antariksa Antariksa
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Domesticating esoteric Buddhism: lay women, Foxin Jing practice, and somatic authority in contemporary China. [PDF]
Yin T, Liu Y, Xu D.
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Sacred space in motion: geography, time, and texts in the historiography of Lingyan Temple. [PDF]
Han B, Liu Y.
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The influence of the theory and methods of Chinese traditional culture on modern western psychotherapy: a cross-cultural dialogue. [PDF]
Yin D, Xu F.
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Assisted chanting and Buddhist end-of-life care in contemporary China. [PDF]
Li SL, Jing J, Zhang J, Kleinman A.
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