A "Prehistory" to Chinese Debates on the Survival of Death by the Spirit, with a Focus on the Term Shishen 識神/Shenshi 神識
In fifth- and sixth-century China, one set of debates between Buddhists and their opponents famously focused on the Buddhist claim that "the spirit survives [death]" 神不滅. Prior scholarship has tended to focus on the development of relevant concepts only beginning in the early fifth century...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2016]
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Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 105-126 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Paramārtha 499-569
/ China
/ Buddhism
/ Spirit
/ Matter
/ Debate
/ History 400-500
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Transmigration
B debates on survival of the spirit B Chinese Buddhist translations B "sinification" of Buddhist ideas B *amalavijñāna B vijñāna / "consciousness" |
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Volltext (Verlag) |