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

By: Language: English Original language: Chinese Series: Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions (University Park, Pa.)Publication details: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1998.Description: xv, 351 p. : ill., ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0271017155 (alk. paper)
  • 9780271017150 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.3/377 21
LOC classification:
  • BQ1937 .O79 1998
Contents:
Pt. 1. Cosmology, Authority, and the Politics of Transcendence. 1. Locating Authority: Cosmology and Complex Systems. 2. World, Path, and Authority in Buddhism Pt. 2. The Transcendent Wisdom Scripture for Humane Kings and the Creation of National Protection Buddhism. 3. The Genealogy of Humane Kings. 4. The End of the Teaching and the Creation of Chinese Buddhism. 5. Esoteric Turns. 6. The Lords of Light: The Scripture for Humane Kings in Esoteric Practice and Esoteric Polity Pt. 3. The Transcendent Wisdom Scripture for Humane Kings Who Wish to Protect Their States (T 246). 1. Prologue. 2. Contemplating the Thus come One. 3. The Bodhisattva Path. 4. The Two Truths. 5. Protecting the State. 6. The Inconceivable. 7. Receiving and Keeping This Scripture. 8. The Charge. App. A. Major Variants from the Fifth Century Scripture (T 245) App. B. The Chinese Provenance of the Scripture for Humane Kings App. C. The Path in the Eighth Century Scripture App. D. Boilerplate Sequences in Pu k'ung's Teachings.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-342) and index.

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

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