A tale of two stūpas: diverging paths in the revival of Buddhism in Hangzhou China
In A Tale of Two Stupas, Albert Welter tells the story of Hangzhou Buddhism through the conceptions, erections, and resurrections of Yongming Stupa, dedicated to the memory of one of Hangzhou's leading Buddhist figures, and Leifeng Pagoda, built to house stupa relics of the historical Buddha.
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
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Buddhism
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| Summary: | In A Tale of Two Stupas, Albert Welter tells the story of Hangzhou Buddhism through the conceptions, erections, and resurrections of Yongming Stupa, dedicated to the memory of one of Hangzhou's leading Buddhist figures, and Leifeng Pagoda, built to house stupa relics of the historical Buddha. Cover -- A Tale of Two Stūpas -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Buddhist Relic Veneration, Buddhist Sites and Translocations, and the Transformation of the Hangzhou/Jiangnan Region into an Indian Buddhist Homeland -- Buddhist Relic Veneration -- Buddhist Sites and Translocations -- The Transformation of the Hangzhou/Jiangnan Region into an Indian Buddhist Homeland -- Hangzhou as Buddhist Homeland: The Experience of Myōan Eisai -- Chapter Outlines -- 2 Hangzhou Buddhism in Historical Perspective -- Introduction -- The Wuyue Kingdom and the Creation of an East Asian Buddhism -- Chan Teaching as the Culmination of Mahayana Buddhism -- From Meditation to Mind Transmission -- Controlling the Saṃgha through Buddhist Administration -- Concluding Remarks: Song Dynasty Buddhism -- 3 The Origins and Development of the Yongming Stūpa -- The Life and Legend of Yongming Yanshou -- The Yongming Stūpa -- The Contemporary Revival of Yanshou's Stūpa Worship -- Concluding Remarks -- 4 The Origins and Development of Leifeng Pagoda -- The Hidden History of Leifeng Pagoda -- The Leifeng Pagoda as "Leifeng Pagoda" and the Legend of the White Snake -- The Destruction and Resurrection of Leifeng Pagoda -- Concluding Remarks -- 5 A Tale of Two Stūpas: The Parameters of Buddhist Revival in China -- Introduction -- The Dynamic of Suppression and Revival in Chinese Buddhism -- The Parameters of Buddhist Revival in Contemporary China -- The Future of China's Buddhist Past -- Appendix 1: Translations Associated with the "Resurrection" of Yongming Yanshou and Establishment of the Yongming Stūpa -- 1. Short Inscription Contained at the Stūpa of Wisdom-Enlightened 智 塔 碣小 by Yu Chunxi 淳熙 -- 2. Note on the Reconstruction of the Stūpa Pavilion of Chan Master Yongming [Yan]shou 建永明壽禪師塔 by Huang Ruheng 汝亨 (1558-1626). |
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| ISBN: | 0197606644 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197606636.001.0001 |