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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Main Author: Marchman, Kendall (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2021
In: 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
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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