Donors and Esoteric Buddhism in Dunhuang during the Reign of the Guiyijun
This chapter highlights the relationship between mainly elite donors in Dunhuang during the Guiyijun period of governance (851-1036?, 歸義軍, Return-to-Allegiance Army) and Esoteric Buddhism. I discuss this relationship on the basis of examples of both scroll paintings and wall paintings that feature i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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Dynamics in the history of religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Pages: 91-122 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion in Asien
B Asia B Religion B Asien-Studien B Religionswissenschaften B Ostasiatische Geschichte B History |
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| Summary: | This chapter highlights the relationship between mainly elite donors in Dunhuang during the Guiyijun period of governance (851-1036?, 歸義軍, Return-to-Allegiance Army) and Esoteric Buddhism. I discuss this relationship on the basis of examples of both scroll paintings and wall paintings that feature inscriptions by those who had them made. I also show that the members of Dunhuang’s social and political elite,were particularly interested in the cults and practices associated with Esoteric Buddhism, especially those related to the various forms of Avalokiteśvara. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dynamics in the history of religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004417731_006 |