Examining Amoghavajra’s flat-earth cosmology: religious vs. scientific worldviews in Buddhist astrology

This study examines the cosmology of the monk Amoghavajra (Bukong 不空; 705–774), as outlined in his astrological manual, the Xiuyao jing 宿曜經 (Sūtra of Lunar Stations and Planets), as well as its historical background and context, in relation to classical Buddhist models of Mt. Meru and the Four Conti...

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Main Author: Kotyk, Jeffrey (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
In: Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 203-220
Further subjects:B Amoghavajra
B Science
B Cosmology
B Astronomy
B navagraha
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