The Legend Of Miaoshan
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The Legend Of Miao Shan
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Author : Glen Dudbridge
language : en
Publisher: Board of Faculty of Oriental Studies Oxford University
Release Date : 1978
The Legend Of Miao Shan written by Glen Dudbridge and has been published by Board of Faculty of Oriental Studies Oxford University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Political Science categories.
The Legend Of Miaoshan
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Author : Glen Dudbridge
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2004-02-19
The Legend Of Miaoshan written by Glen Dudbridge and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-19 with Religion categories.
In Chinese legend, the princess Miaoshan defied her father by refusing to marry, and pursued her austere religious vocation to the death, but returned to life to be his saviour and the saviour of all mankind. The story is inseparable from the female bodhisattva Guanyin, whose cult dominated religious life at all levels in traditional China and is still powerful in rural China today. Miaoshan herself became a lasting symbol of the tension in women's lives between individual spiritual fulfilment and the imperatives of family duty. The previous edition of this book was the first full monograph on the subject. It deals with the story's background, early history, and more developed later versions, bringing much of this material to the attention of modern readers for the first time. It analyses the basic sources, many of them in Buddhist scripture, and the overall pattern of development. It finally offers a range of interpretations which discover here myths of religious celibacy, of filial piety, and of ritual salvation of the dead. The legend of Miaoshan spans the uncertain boundaries between Chinese popular literature, theatre, and religion, and this book directly addresses students of those fields. But it holds a larger significance for those interested in the position of women in traditional society, and students of comparative literature and folklore will find here a version of the 'King Lear' story. This new edition takes account of epigraphical evidence, discovered and accessed since the time of first publication, which enriches and refines the discussion. This and other additional evidence, introduced for the sake of a more complete picture, leave the argument and conclusions of the original study still essentially intact.
The Legend Of Miaoshan
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
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The Legend Of Miaoshan
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Author : Glen Dudbridge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Legend Of Miaoshan written by Glen Dudbridge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Buddhist legends categories.
The Precious Scroll Of Incense Mountain
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Author : Amy Chu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-04-26
The Precious Scroll Of Incense Mountain written by Amy Chu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-26 with categories.
A graphic novel retelling of the Chinese story, the Legend of Miaoshan.
Re Gendering Buddhism
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Author : Sherin Hah-Ying Horton Wing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Re Gendering Buddhism written by Sherin Hah-Ying Horton Wing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Miaoshan (Legendary character) categories.
Kuan Yin
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Author : Maya van der Meer
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2021-05-04
Kuan Yin written by Maya van der Meer and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-04 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Spirituality & Practice "Best Books of 2021" Award Winner Bank Street College of Education "The Best Children’s Books of the Year" Moonbeams Children’s Book Awards "Best Illustrator" Silver Winner Two sisters discover the power of love and the true meaning of compassion in this princess-adventure story based on an ancient Chinese tale. Miao Shan isn't your typical princess. She likes to spend her time quietly meditating with the creatures of the forest or having adventures with dragons and tigers. Miao Shan's heart is so full of love that her dream is to spread happiness throughout the land and help people endlessly. But her father has other plans for her--he intends to have her married and remain in the palace. With the help of her little sister Ling, Miao Shan escapes and begins her journey to discover the true meaning of compassion. During their adventure, Ling and Miao Shan are eventually separated. Ling must overcome doubts, fears, and loneliness in order to realize what her sister had told her all along--that love is the greatest power in the world. After the sisters' reunion, Miao Shan realizes her true calling as Kuan Yin, the goddess of compassion. A princess-adventure story like none other, this ancient Chinese tale of the world's most beloved Buddhist hero is a story of sisterhood, strength, and following your own path.
Personal Salvation And Filial Piety
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language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2008-02-20
Personal Salvation And Filial Piety written by and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-20 with History categories.
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was a handsome prince when he entered China. As Guanyin, the bodhisattva was venerated from the eleventh century onward in the shape of a beautiful woman who became a universal savior. Throughout the last millennium, the female Guanyin has enjoyed wide and fervid veneration throughout East Asia and has appeared as a major character in literature and legend. In one tale, Guanyin (as the princess Miaoshan) returns from the dead after being executed by the king, her father, for refusing to marry. The most popular version of this legend is The Precious Scroll of Incense Mountain (Xiangshan baojuan), a long narrative in prose and verse and a work of considerable literary merit. It emphasizes the conflict between father and daughter, in the course of which all conventional arguments against a religious lifestyle are paraded and rebutted. A lengthy description of Guanyin’s visit to the underworld, which focuses on the conflict between grace and justice, is also included. Personal Salvation and Filial Piety offers a complete and fully annotated translation of The Precious Scroll, based on a nineteenth-century edition. The translation is preceded by a substantial introduction that discusses the origin of the text and the genre to which it belongs and highlights the similarities and differences between the scroll and female saints’ lives from medieval Europe. There follows a translation of the much-shorter Precious Scroll of Good-in-Talent and Dragon Daughter, which provides a humorous account of how Guanyin acquired the three acolytes—Sudhana, Nagakanya, and a white parrot—who are often shown surrounding her in popular prints. As the first English-language translation of major "precious scrolls," Personal Salvation and Filial Piety will appeal to a wide range of readers—from scholars of Chinese literature to students of Buddhism. Beyond the field of East Asian studies, it will interest specialists in comparative religion and literature and feminist theologians. Because of its lively and moving narratives, the text is suitable for courses on popular Buddhist religiosity (particularly female religiosity) in Chinese society.
Becoming Kuan Yin
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Author : Stephen Levine
language : en
Publisher: Weiser Books
Release Date : 2013-09-01
Becoming Kuan Yin written by Stephen Levine and has been published by Weiser Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Religion categories.
In his long career as a poet, Buddhist teacher, spiritual advisor, and writer, Stephen Levine has changed our understanding of death and dying. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine’s first new book in many years, he turns to the legend of Kuan Yin, the Bbodhistitva venerated by East Asian Buddhists for her compassion. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine shares the tale of Miao Shan, born centuries ago to a cruel king who wanted her to marry a wealthy but uncaring man. This is the story of how Miao Shan refused to follow the path her father had in mind and, instead, became Kuan Yin, the first acknowledged female Buddha who watches over the dying and those who work with them. Levine weaves together story and practice and helps readers discover their own infinite capacity for mercy and compassion under difficult circumstances. This book will have resonance for Kuan Yin's millions of followers.
Under Confucian Eyes
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Author : Susan Mann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Under Confucian Eyes written by Susan Mann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
"This important volume adds a significant number of new and unique materials for teachers at all levels of higher education to use in classroom and seminar discussion about the issues of gender, society, and religion in imperial China."--Benjamin Elman, author of A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China "The eighteen primary documents in this anthology, all of them translated for the first time, provide a rich array of sources on the lives of women in China's past. The anthology is important not only for the selection of documents but for the ways it suggests we can think about, and find sources about, women in China. It is must reading for scholars and students alike."--Ann Waltner, author of The World of a Late Ming Visionary: T'an-Yang-Tzu and Her Followers