McGuire Living Karma

The Religious Practices of Ouyi Zhixu
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-231-53777-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies

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Autoren/Hrsg.

McGuire, Beverley

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
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
Notes
Glossary of Terms, People, Places, and Titles of Texts
Bibliography
Index

Leseproben

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Über Autor(innen)

Beverley Foulks McGuire is an assistant professor of East Asian religions at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University and her M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School. Her academic research focuses on Chinese religions, Buddhism, and comparative religious ethics.