Conceiving the Indian Buddhist patriarchs in China

Buddhist sainthood in dharmic history -- An Indian lineage severed -- Salvation in writing and the annex of Indian Buddhism -- Nagarjuna divine and the alchemy of hagiography -- An Indian silkworm god in China -- Buddhist saints to bridge the Sino-Indian divide

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Studies in East Asian buddhism
Main Author: Young, Stuart H. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi Press 2015
In: Studies in East Asian buddhism (24)
Series/Journal:Studies in East Asian buddhism 24
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Buddhism / Hagiography / Patriarch / Saint / Reception / China / History
Further subjects:B Buddhist hagiography (China) History
B Buddhist hagiography History China
B Buddhism History To 581 China
B Buddhism History 581-960 China
B Buddhism (China) History To 581
B Buddhism (China) History 581-960
B Buddhist saints Historiography
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Summary:Buddhist sainthood in dharmic history -- An Indian lineage severed -- Salvation in writing and the annex of Indian Buddhism -- Nagarjuna divine and the alchemy of hagiography -- An Indian silkworm god in China -- Buddhist saints to bridge the Sino-Indian divide
Item Description:"A Kuroda Institute book"
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0824841204