In the Land of Tigers and Snakes : : Living with Animals in Medieval Chinese Religions / / Huaiyu Chen.
Animals play crucial roles in Buddhist thought and practice. However, many symbolically or culturally significant animals found in India, where Buddhism originated, do not inhabit China, to which Buddhism spread in the medieval period. In order to adapt Buddhist ideas and imagery to the Chinese cont...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 8 b&w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Buddhists Categorizing Animals: Medieval Chinese Classification Systems
- 2. Confucians Civilizing Unruly Beasts: Tigers and Pheasants
- 3. Buddhists Taming Felines: The Companionship of the Tiger
- 4. Daoists Transforming Ferocious Tigers: Practical Techniques and Rhetorical Strategies
- 5. Buddhists Killing Reptiles: Snakes in Religious Competition
- 6. Buddhists Enlightening Virtuous Birds: The Parrot as a Religious Agent
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index