| Description |
1 online resource (x, 228 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies |
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Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies
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| Contents |
1. Karma as a Narrative Device in Ouyi's Autobiography -- 2. Divination as a Karmic Diagnostic -- 3. Repentance Rituals for Eliminating Karma -- 4. Vowing to Assume the Karma of Others -- 5. Slicing, Burning, and Blood Writing: Karmic Transformations of Bodies -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. A Translation of Ouyi's Autobiography -- Appendix 2. A Map of Ouyi's Life |
| Summary |
Ouyi Zhixu was an eminent Chinese Buddhist monk who, contrary to his contemporaries, believed karma could be changed. Through vows, divination, repentance rituals, and ascetic acts such as burning and blood writing, he sought to alter what others understood as inevitable and inescapable. Drawing attention to Ouyi's unique reshaping of religious practice, 'Living Karma' reasserts the significance of an overlooked individual in the modern development of Chinese Buddhism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Zhixu, 1599-1655.
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Zhixu, 1599-1655 |
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Karma.
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Spiritual life -- Buddhism.
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Buddhist literature, Chinese -- History and criticism
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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RELIGION -- Monasticism.
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Buddhist literature, Chinese
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Karma
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Spiritual life -- Buddhism
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780231537773 |
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0231537778 |
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