Goble Chinese Esoteric Buddhism

Amoghavajra, the Ruling Elite, and the Emergence of a Tradition
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-231-55064-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten

Reihe: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies

Chinese Esoteric Buddhism is generally held to have been established as a distinct Buddhist school in eighth-century China. Geoffrey C. Goble provides an innovative account of the tradition’s emergence that sheds new light on the structures and traditions that shaped its institutionalization, with a focus on Amoghavajra (704–774).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goble, Geoffrey C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
List of Conventions and Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Three Great Masters of Kaiyuan and the Teaching of the Five Divisions
2. Esoteric Buddhism in Context: Tang Imperial Religion
3. Esoteric Buddhism in Context: The An Lushan Rebellions and Tang War Religion
4. Amoghavajra and the Ruling Elite
5. The Institutional Establishment of Esoteric Buddhism
6. The Consolidation of Amoghavajra’s Legacy
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Geoffrey C. Goble is assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Oklahoma.