Politics and transcendent wisdom : the Scripture for humane kings in the creation of Chinese Buddhism /

Orzech, Charles D., 1952-

Politics and transcendent wisdom : the Scripture for humane kings in the creation of Chinese Buddhism / Charles D. Orzech. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1998. - xv, 351 p. : ill., ; 24 cm. - Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions . - Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions (University Park, Pa.) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-342) and index.

Cosmology, Authority, and the Politics of Transcendence. Locating Authority: Cosmology and Complex Systems. World, Path, and Authority in Buddhism The Transcendent Wisdom Scripture for Humane Kings and the Creation of National Protection Buddhism. The Genealogy of Humane Kings. The End of the Teaching and the Creation of Chinese Buddhism. Esoteric Turns. The Lords of Light: The Scripture for Humane Kings in Esoteric Practice and Esoteric Polity The Transcendent Wisdom Scripture for Humane Kings Who Wish to Protect Their States (T 246). Prologue. Contemplating the Thus come One. The Bodhisattva Path. The Two Truths. Protecting the State. The Inconceivable. Receiving and Keeping This Scripture. The Charge. Major Variants from the Fifth Century Scripture (T 245) The Chinese Provenance of the Scripture for Humane Kings The Path in the Eighth Century Scripture Boilerplate Sequences in Pu k'ung's Teachings. Pt. 1. 1. 2. Pt. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pt. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D.

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