Discerning Buddhas argues that Chan Buddhists wove together tropes of sovereignty, hospitality, and martial heroism drawn from both Buddhist tradition and China’s cultural heritage to develop a distinctive vision of what it meant for a Chan master to be a buddha in Song-period China.


Format Häftad Omfång 376 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Columbia University Press Utgivningsdatum 2024-11-19 ISBN 9780231214254