"This book explores Buddhism in China during the first half of the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the multifaceted dissemination of Buddhist-inspired cultural and social practices. Drawing on a diverse range of sources, including previously unstudied the experience…
"This book explores Buddhism in China during the first half of the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the multifaceted dissemination of Buddhist-inspired cultural and social practices. Drawing on a diverse range of sources, including previously unstudied the experience…
"Chinese Buddhists have never remained stationary. They have always been on the move. Why did Buddhist monks migrate from China to Southeast Asia? How did they participate in transregional Buddhist networks across the South China Sea? In Monks in Motion, Jack Meng-Tat Chia tells…
"Chinese Buddhists have never remained stationary. They have always been on the move. Why did Buddhist monks migrate from China to Southeast Asia? How did they participate in transregional Buddhist networks across the South China Sea? In Monks in Motion, Jack Meng-Tat Chia tells…
"Chinese Buddhists have never remained stationary. They have always been on the move. Why did Buddhist monks migrate from China to Southeast Asia? How did they participate in transregional Buddhist networks across the South China Sea? In Monks in Motion, Jack Meng-Tat Chia tells…
"A valuable reference for followers of Tibetan Buddhism and people sympathetic to the Tibetan political cause, The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds recounts the remarkable life of Tibetan master Khyentse Chökyi Wangchug and presents a vivid description of Tibet in the years lea…
"A valuable reference for followers of Tibetan Buddhism and people sympathetic to the Tibetan political cause, The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds recounts the remarkable life of Tibetan master Khyentse Chökyi Wangchug and presents a vivid description of Tibet in the years lea…
When a Chinese monk broke into a hidden cave in 1900, he uncovered one of the world & rsquo;s great literary secrets: a time capsule from the ancient Silk Road. Inside, scrolls were piled from floor to ceiling, undisturbed for a thousand years. The gem within was the Diamond Sut…