Religions of Asia in Practice : : An Anthology / / Donald S. Lopez.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• TeilnehmendeR: Lopez, Donald S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Readings in Religions
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The acclaimed volumes of Princeton Readings in Religions present the remarkable range of all that is encompassed in the practice of religions, across the centuries and across the world. Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology brings together into a single volume the most important and fascinating selections from the volumes on Buddhism, India, China, Tibet, and Japan to give an overview of how religions have been lived by both ordinary and extraordinary people throughout the continent of Asia. These materials--many of which had never before been translated into any Western language--include ritual manuals, hagiographical and autobiographical writings, popular commentaries, instructions to children, poetry, and folktales. Each is preceded by a substantial introduction in which the translator discusses the text's history and influence and guides the reader through points of potential difficulty and particular interest. The volume includes, in addition, clear and compelling introductions to each of the major traditions. Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology offers a fascinating look at the spectrum of religious practices in Asia over almost three millennia. As such, it is ideally suited for use as a textbook in courses on world or Eastern religions as well as for the general reader.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- PRINCETON READINGS IN RELIGIONS -- CONTENTS -- Contributors -- Religions of India in Practice -- Introduction: A Brief History of Religions in India / Davis, Richard H. -- 1. Bengali Songs to Kālī / McDermott, Rachel Fell -- 2. Women's Celebration of Muḥammad's Birth / Hermansen, Marcia -- 3. Encountering the Smallpox Goddess: The Auspicious Song of Śītalā / Stewart, Tony Κ. -- 4. Jain Stories Inspiring Renunciation / Granoff, Phyllis -- 5. Mother Ten's Stories / Gold, Ann Grodzins -- 6. The Life of Guru Nānak / McLeod, Hew -- 7. Ascetic Withdrawal or Social Engagement / Olivelle, Patrick -- 8. The Exemplary Devotion of the "Servant of Hari" / Stewart, Tony K. -- 9. The Origin of Linga Worship / Davis, Richard H. -- Buddhism in Practice -- Introduction / Lopez, Donald S. -- 10. Consecrating the Buddha / Swearer, Donald K. -- 11. Sūtra on the Merit of Bathing the Buddha / Boucher, Daniel -- 12. The Whole Universe as a Sūtra / Gómez, Luis O. -- 13. The Book of Resolving Doubts Concerning the Semblance Dharma / Tokuno, Kyoko -- 14. Auspicious Things / Hallisey, Charles -- 15. Daily Life in the Assembly / Foulk, T. Griffith -- 16. Awakening Stories of Zen Buddhist Women / King, Sallie B. -- 17. Death-Bed Testimonials of the Pure Land Faithful / Stevenson, Daniel B. -- Religions of China in Practice -- Introduction: The Spirits of Chinese Religion / Teiser, Stephen F. -- 18. Laozi: Ancient Philosopher, Master of Immortality, and God / Kohn, Livia -- 19. The Lives and Teachings of the Divine Lord of Zitong / Kleeman, Terry F. -- 20. A Sūtra Promoting the White-robed Guanyin as Giver of Sons / Yü, Chün-fang -- 21. Body Gods and Inner Vision: The Scripture of the Yellow Court / Kroll, Paul W. -- 22. Teachings of a Spirit Medium / DeBernardi, Jean -- 23. Spellbinding / Harper, Donald -- 24. Record of the Feng and Shan Sacrifices / Bokenkamp, Stephen -- 25. The Law of the Spirits / Hansen, Valerie -- 26. Shrines to Local Former Worthies / Neskar, Ellen -- 27. The Scripture in Forty-two Sections / Sharf, Robert H. -- 28. The Scripture on Perfect Wisdom for Humane Kings Who Wish to Protect Their States / Orzech, Charles -- 29. Stories from an Illustrated Explanation of the Tract of the Most Exalted on Action and Response / Bell, Catherine -- Religions of Tibet in Practice -- Introduction / Lopez, Donald S. -- 30. The Royal Way of Supreme Compassion / Kapstein, Matthew -- 31. Guidebook to Lapchi / Ruber, Toni -- 32. The Yogin Lorepa's Retreat at Lake Namtso -- 33. A Fasting Ritual / Jackson, Roger -- 34. The Regulations of a Monastery / Cabezón, José Ignacio -- 35. A Prayer for Deliverance from Rebirth / Lopez, Donald S. -- 36. Turning Back Gossip / Kapstein, Matthew -- 37. A Prayer Flag for Tārā / Lopez, Donald S. -- Religions of Japan in Practice -- Introduction / Tanabe, George J. -- 38. Kaibara Ekken's Precepts on the Family / Tucker, Mary Evelyn -- 39. A Refutation of Clerical Marriage / Jaffe, Richard -- 40. The Contemplation of Suchness / Stone, Jacqueline I. -- 41. Chidō's Dreams of Buddhism / Bodiford, William M. -- 42. The Confucian Monarchy of Nara Japan / Holcombe, Charles -- 43. Nationalistic Shintō: A Child's Guide to Yasukuni Shrine / Gardner, Richard -- 44. The Founding of Mount Kōya and Kūkai's Eternal Meditation / Tanabe, George J. -- 45. Motoori Norinaga on the Two Shrines at Ise / Teeuwen, Mark -- 46. Sasaki Shōten: Toward a Postmodern Shinshū Theology / Van Bragt, Jan -- 47. Contemporary Zen Buddhist Tracts for the Laity: Grassroots Buddhism in Japan / Reader, Ian -- Index