Ein wunderbarer Tod: buddhistische »Hingeburtslegenden« im Nihon-ōjō-gokuraku-ki

During the Tang dynasty Chinese Buddhism developed a specific literary genre which centered around the description of the lives and deaths of people who were allegedly reborn in the Land of Utmost Bliss of the Buddha of Infinite Life and Light (Chin. Amituo, Skt. Amitäbha/Amitäyus, Jap. Amida). Thes...

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Main Author: Kleine, Christoph 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: 2012
In: Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
Year: 1995, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-28
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Yoshishige, Yasutane -1002, Nihon ōjō gokuraku ki / Rebirth / Legend (motif)
B Yoshishige, Yasutane -1002
RelBib Classification:BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic