The five-colored clouds of Mount Wutai : poems from Dunhuang / / by Mary Anne Cartelli.
In The Five-Colored Clouds of Mount Wutai: Poems from Dunhuang , Mary Anne Cartelli examines a set of poems from the Dunhuang manuscripts about Mount Wutai, the most sacred mountain in Chinese Buddhism. Dating from the Tang and Five Dynasties periods, they reflect the mountain’s transformation into...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sinica Leidensia
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Notes: | Chinese poems in English translation about Mount Wutai, found among the Dunhuang manuscripts and dating to the Tang and Five Dynasties periods, with a comprehensive analysis of their context and significance. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- 1. Ascending and Wandering
- 2. The Clear and the Cold
- 3. The Hall of the Great Sage
- 4. The Land of Vaiḍūrya
- 5. Inconceivable Light
- 6. The Gold-Colored World
- 7. Word and Image
- 8. Poetry as a Buddhist Matter
- Bibliography
- Index.