Hongzan's Maitreya Belief in the Context of Late Imperial Chinese Monastic Revival and Chan Decline
This paper shows that the early Qing Chinese Buddhist monk Zaisan Hongzan’s belief in Maitreya and Tuṣita Heaven pure lands, as reflected in his collection of miracle tales and biographies, should be understood in a broader socio-religious context of Chan decline and monastic revival in late imperia...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 10 |
| Further subjects: | B
Tuṣita Heaven
B Qing dynasty Buddhism B Maitreya B Zaisan Hongzan B Chan Buddhism B Doushuai guijing ji |
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