Contents

Chapters in this book

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