Cambridge Library Collection - Religion

Cambridge Library Collection - Religion

Johnston, Reginald Fleming

Cambridge University Press

01/2015

508

Mole

Inglês

9781108080330

15 a 20 dias

The British colonial administrator and scholar Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874-1938) travelled extensively in the Far East, developing a keen intellectual interest in Chinese culture and spirituality. This work, first published in 1913, provides valuable insight into Mahayana Buddhism and fascinating accounts of notable centres of Chinese monasticism.
Preface; 1. The 'three religions' of China; 2. Buddhism under Asoka and Kanishka; 3. Early Buddhism and its philosophy; 4. The ideals of Hinayana and Mahayana; 5. Buddhist schools and sects in China; 6. Pilgrimages and the sacred hills of Buddhism; 7. 'The pilgrim's guide'; 8. Ti-tsang Pusa; 9. The prince-hermit of Chiu-hua and his successors; 10. Monks and monasteries of Chiu-hua; 11. Puto-shan and Kuan-yin Pusa; 12. The monastic history of Puto-shan; 13. The 'northern monastery' and 'Buddha's peak'; Index.
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