A Little Bird Told Me: The Magical Birds of the Pure Land
This article considers the unique case of the birds in Amitābha’s Pure Land, Sukhāvatī. Pure Land scriptures highlight the two main roles of the birds: their ornamental beauty and their amplification of the Dharma through their birdsong. In addition to the scriptures, the birds appear in Chinese com...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2021
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Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-19 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Sukhāvatīvyūha
/ Pure Land Buddhism
/ Birds (Motif)
/ Folk religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Pure Land
B 善導 B Buddhism B Animals B 佛教 B Birds B 淨土 B 鳥類 B Shandao 善導 B 眾生 |
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