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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Prologue: Mulian baojuan in jingjiang xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Baojuan about Mulian and Performance Literature 11
8. 2 The Mulian Story in Chinese Literature 35
9. 3 An Early Example in Baojuan 48
10. 4 Sectarian Examples in Dizang Baojuan and Baojuan of Benefiting Living Beings 72
11. 5 Beliefs and Practices in Sectarian Baojuan 98
12. 6 Late Examples in Baojuan of Three Rebirths and Precious Account of Mulian 118
13. 7 The Religious and Performative Context of the Late Baojuan about Mulian 144
14. Conclusion 171
15. Appendix 1: Major Texts in Chinese Literature Dealing with the Mulian Story 177
16. Appendix 2: Baojuan Texts Dealing with the Mulian Story 181
17. Appendix 3: Translation of the First Passage of Baojuan of Maudgalyāyana (Manuscript of 1440) 187
18. Notes 189
19. Glossary of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Terms 213
20. Bibliography 223
21. Index 243