Brasovan / Soong Buddhisms in Asia

Traditions, Transmissions, and Transformations
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4384-7586-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Asian Studies Development

A guide to Buddhism’s rich variety of traditions and cultural expressions for educators who would like to include Buddhism in their undergraduate courses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brasovan, Nicholas S.

Soong, Micheline M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations

Foreword
Peter D. Hershock

Acknowledgments

Introduction
Nicholas S. Brasovan and Micheline M. Soong

1. The Buddhist Canon and the Liberal Arts Classroom
Andy Alexander Davis

2. Awakening in the Hongzhou School of Chan Buddhism: Reading a Gongan/Koan Comparatively
Ann Pirruccello

3. Seeking the Pure Land (in the Classroom)
Kendall Marchman

4. The Representation and Transformation of Nagas, Dragons, and Dragon Kings in Chinese Painting
Jacqueline Chao

5. Trials of Devotion: Orphaned Children and the Boundaries of Horror in Japanese Buddhist Fiction
R. Keller Kimbrough

6. The Buddhist Gift: Merit-Making, Donations, and the Ambivalence of Reward
Jessica Falcone

7. The Puzzle of the Socially Engaged Buddhist Agent and a Thai Buddhist Philosophical Response
Geoff Ashton

8. Five Themes toward Teaching the History of Vietnamese Buddhism
Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox

9. Not Knowing Is Most Intimate: Introducing Buddhism into a Humanities Course
Jane Collins

Contributors
Index