Guanyin /
This book focuses on the evolution of the worship of the Buddhist deity Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin in Chinese) in China. Personifying divine compassion, Guanyin has played a uniquely important role in Asian religious life from ancient times until the present day. Studies of Guanyin affords...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Images of Asia.
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Table of Contents:
- The face of compassion: the deity Avalokiteśvara.
- Worship of Guanyin in China.
- Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song (1127-1279) dynasties.
- Yuan dynasty (1260-1368)
- Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
- Qing dynasty (1644-1912)
- Modern China.