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Buddhism’s Knotted Thread (結縷法): Indian Origins and Chinese Adaptations

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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

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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

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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

open access: yesRevista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara
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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STUDY ON THE PHILOSOPHY AND ARCHITECTURE OF ZEN BUDDHISM IN JAPAN : On syncretism religion and monastery arrangement plan

open access: yesDimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment, 2002
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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Assisted chanting and Buddhist end-of-life care in contemporary China. [PDF]

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Li SL, Jing J, Zhang J, Kleinman A.
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