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7. Fire and the Sword
Some Connections between Self-Immolation and Religious Persecution in the History of Chinese Buddhism
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James A. Benn
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Buddha’s Funeral 32
- 2. Cross-Dressing with the Dead 60
- 3. The Moment of Death in Daoxuan’s Vinaya Commentary 105
- 4. The Secret Art of Dying 134
- 5. The Deathbed Image of Master Hongyi 175
- 6. Dying Like Milarépa 208
- 7. Fire and the Sword 234
- 8. Passage to Fudaraku 266
- 9. The Death and Return of Lady Wangzin 297
- 10. Gone but Not Departed 326
- 11. Mulian in the Land of Snows and King Gesar in Hell 345
- 12. Chinese Buddhist Death Ritual and the Transformation of Japanese Kinship 378
- 13. Grave Changes 405
- 14. Care for Buddhism 438
- Chinese and Korean Character Glossary 457
- Japanese Character Glossary 461
- Contributors 467
- Index 471
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Buddha’s Funeral 32
- 2. Cross-Dressing with the Dead 60
- 3. The Moment of Death in Daoxuan’s Vinaya Commentary 105
- 4. The Secret Art of Dying 134
- 5. The Deathbed Image of Master Hongyi 175
- 6. Dying Like Milarépa 208
- 7. Fire and the Sword 234
- 8. Passage to Fudaraku 266
- 9. The Death and Return of Lady Wangzin 297
- 10. Gone but Not Departed 326
- 11. Mulian in the Land of Snows and King Gesar in Hell 345
- 12. Chinese Buddhist Death Ritual and the Transformation of Japanese Kinship 378
- 13. Grave Changes 405
- 14. Care for Buddhism 438
- Chinese and Korean Character Glossary 457
- Japanese Character Glossary 461
- Contributors 467
- Index 471
