Localizing a Bodhisattva in Late Imperial China: Kṣitigarbha, Mt. Jiuhua, and Their Connections in Precious Scrolls

This paper examines the texts and ritual performances of three typical Kṣitigarbha (Dizang 地藏) or Maudgalyāyana (Mulian 目連) precious scrolls (baojuan 寶卷) in late imperial China, with an emphasis on locality. By examining the identification of Jin Dizang 金地藏 as Dizang Bodhisattva's emanation on...

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Main Author: Ouyang, Nan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2019]
In: Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 195-219
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Moggallāna ca. 6 BC./5. Jh. / Kshitigarbha / Bodhisattva / Jiuhua Shan / Localization
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Locality
B Ming-Qing Buddhism
B 九華山
B 寶卷
B Mt. Jiuhua
B 地方性
B Dizang
B precious scrolls (baojuan)
B 地藏
B sacred geography
B 神聖地理
B Mulian
B 目連
B 明清佛教
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