A groundbreaking monograph on Yuan dynasty Buddhism, Illusory Abiding offers a cultural history of Buddhism through a case study of the eminent Chan master Zhongfeng Mingben. Natasha Heller demonstrates that Mingben, and other monks of his stature, developed a range of cultural …
Pure Lands in Asian Texts and Contexts: An Anthology
by Rambelli, Fabio, Andreeva, Anna, Porcu, Elisabetta, Dessì, Ugo, Proffitt, Aaron P., Jones, Charles B., Silk, Jonathan A., McBride, Richard D., Rhodes, Robert F., Stone, Jacqueline I., Heller, Natasha, Ama, Michihiro, Apple, James, Chilson, Clark, Dreitlein, Thomas Eijō, Fasan, Jacques, Getz, Daniel A., Kósa, Gábor, Lindsay, Ethan, Overbey, Ryan, Sørensen, Henrik, Wallace, Vesna
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Pure Lands in Asian Texts and Contexts: an Anthology
by Rambelli, Fabio, Andreeva, Anna, Porcu, Elisabetta, Dessì, Ugo, Proffitt, Aaron P., Jones, Charles B., Silk, Jonathan A., McBride, Richard D., Rhodes, Robert F., Stone, Jacqueline I., Heller, Natasha, Ama, Michihiro, Apple, James, Chilson, Clark, Dreitlein, Thomas Eijō, Fasan, Jacques, Getz, Daniel A., Kósa, Gábor, Lindsay, Ethan, Overbey, Ryan, Sørensen, Henrik, Wallace, Vesna
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This diverse anthology of original Buddhist texts in translation provides a historical and conceptual framework that will transform contemporary scholarship on Pure Land Buddhism and instigate its recognition as an essential field of Buddhist studies. Traditional and contemporar…