5. Buddhists Killing Reptiles: Snakes in Religious Competition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Buddhists Categorizing Animals: Medieval Chinese Classification Systems 14
7. 2. Confucians Civilizing Unruly Beasts: Tigers and Pheasants 35
8. 3. Buddhists Taming Felines: The Companionship of the Tiger 63
9. 4. Daoists Transforming Ferocious Tigers: Practical Techniques and Rhetorical Strategies 100
10. 5. Buddhists Killing Reptiles: Snakes in Religious Competition 125
11. 6. Buddhists Enlightening Virtuous Birds: The Parrot as a Religious Agent 151
12. Epilogue 178
13. Notes 183
14. Bibliography 229
15. Index 259