7. The Devotional Tradition: Pure Land Buddhism

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Note on the Transcription of Sanskrit Terms and Names xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Major Buddhist Sutras and Treatises of Chinese Buddhism 29
7. 2. Cults of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 70
8. 3. Buddhist Festivals and Rituals 97
9. 4. The Monastic Order 120
10. 5. The Doctrinal Traditions: Tiantai and Huayan 144
11. 6. The Meditation Tradition: Chan Buddhism 172
12. 7. The Devotional Tradition: Pure Land Buddhism 198
13. 8. Buddhism and Gender 218
14. 9. Buddhism in Modern China 240
15. Glossary 263
16. Index 271
17. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 285