In a demonstration of the value of interdisciplinary, culture-based approaches, this collection of essays on "later
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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Cultural Intersections In Later Chinese Buddhism
1. Religious Functions Of Buddhist Art In China
2. Text, Image, And Transformation In The History Of The Shuilu Fahui, The Buddhist Rite For Deliverance Of Creatures Of Water And Land
3. Buddhist Literati And Literary Monks: Social And Religious Elements In The Critical Reception Of Zhang Jizhi’S Calligraphy
4. Through The Empty Gate: The Poetry Of Buddhist Nuns In Late Imperial China
5. Imperial Engagements With Buddhist Art And Architecture: Ming Variations On An Old Theme
6. Miracles In Nanjing: An Imperial Record Of The Fifth Karmapa’S Visit To The Chinese Capital Patricia Berger
7. Thangkas For The Qianlong Emperor’S Seventieth Birthday
8. Beijing’S Zhihua Monastery: History And Restoration In China’S Capital
Glossary
Contributors
Index