Animals in Medieval Chinese Biographies of Buddhist Monks

In this paper, I examine the presentation of animals in medieval Chinese Buddhist biographies. These biographies tell stories about strange animals, whose behavior signals that they are far from ordinary-some local deities, underlings of such deities, or even former friends from a past life. By focu...

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Main Author: Shinohara, Kōichi 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-18
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Monks
B China
B Biography
B Birds
B Snakes
B tigers
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