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Bright on Buddhism - Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle Three - Part Two Resources: https://www.bdkamerica.org/product/two-esoteric-sutras/; Bentor, Yael, and Meir Shahar, eds. Chinese and Tibetan esoteric Buddhism. Leiden ; Brill, 2017.; Orzech, Charles D., Henrik Hjort. Sorensen, and Richard Karl. Payne. Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia. Leiden ; Brill, 2011.; Goble, Geoffrey C. Chinese Esoteric Buddhism : Amoghavajra, the Ruling Elite, and the Emergence of a Tradition. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2019.; Yamasaki, Taikō, Yasuyoshi. Morimoto, David Kidd, and Taikō Yamasaki. Shingon : Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. 1st ed. Boston: Shambhala, 1988.; Xie, Shiwei. Dao mi fa yuan : Dao jiao yu mi jiao zhi wen hua yan jiu = Syncretic traditions of Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism : a study on Daoist and Esoteric Buddhist cultures. Chu ban. Taibei Shi: Xin wen feng chu ban gu fen you xian gong si, 2018.; Sawa, Ryūken. Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. [1st English ed.]. Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha, 1972.; Proffitt, Aaron P., and Dōhan. Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2023.; Takata, Osamu, Terukazu Akiyama, and Taka Yanagisawa. Takao Mandara : Bijutsu Kenkyūjo hōkoku = Report of the Institute of Art Research ... The oldest Mandala paintings of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Tōkyō: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 1967.; Rambelli, Fabio. A Buddhist Theory of Semiotics : Signs, Ontology, and Salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. London ; Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Pub. Plc, 2013.; Chen, Jinhua. Legend and Legitimation : The Formation of Tendai Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Bruxelles: Institut belge des hautes études chinoises, 2009. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brightonbuddhism/message

Bright on Buddhism - Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle Three - Part One Resources: https://www.bdkamerica.org/product/two-esoteric-sutras/; Bentor, Yael, and Meir Shahar, eds. Chinese and Tibetan esoteric Buddhism. Leiden ; Brill, 2017.; Orzech, Charles D., Henrik Hjort. Sorensen, and Richard Karl. Payne. Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia. Leiden ; Brill, 2011.; Goble, Geoffrey C. Chinese Esoteric Buddhism : Amoghavajra, the Ruling Elite, and the Emergence of a Tradition. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2019.; Yamasaki, Taikō, Yasuyoshi. Morimoto, David Kidd, and Taikō Yamasaki. Shingon : Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. 1st ed. Boston: Shambhala, 1988.; Xie, Shiwei. Dao mi fa yuan : Dao jiao yu mi jiao zhi wen hua yan jiu = Syncretic traditions of Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism : a study on Daoist and Esoteric Buddhist cultures. Chu ban. Taibei Shi: Xin wen feng chu ban gu fen you xian gong si, 2018.; Sawa, Ryūken. Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. [1st English ed.]. Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha, 1972.; Proffitt, Aaron P., and Dōhan. Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2023.; Takata, Osamu, Terukazu Akiyama, and Taka Yanagisawa. Takao Mandara : Bijutsu Kenkyūjo hōkoku = Report of the Institute of Art Research ... The oldest Mandala paintings of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Tōkyō: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 1967.; Rambelli, Fabio. A Buddhist Theory of Semiotics : Signs, Ontology, and Salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. London ; Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Pub. Plc, 2013.; Chen, Jinhua. Legend and Legitimation : The Formation of Tendai Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Bruxelles: Institut belge des hautes études chinoises, 2009. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brightonbuddhism/message

Bright on Buddhism - Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle Two - Part Two Resources: https://www.bdkamerica.org/product/two-esoteric-sutras/; Bentor, Yael, and Meir Shahar, eds. Chinese and Tibetan esoteric Buddhism. Leiden ; Brill, 2017.; Orzech, Charles D., Henrik Hjort. Sorensen, and Richard Karl. Payne. Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia. Leiden ; Brill, 2011.; Goble, Geoffrey C. Chinese Esoteric Buddhism : Amoghavajra, the Ruling Elite, and the Emergence of a Tradition. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2019.; Yamasaki, Taikō, Yasuyoshi. Morimoto, David Kidd, and Taikō Yamasaki. Shingon : Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. 1st ed. Boston: Shambhala, 1988.; Xie, Shiwei. Dao mi fa yuan : Dao jiao yu mi jiao zhi wen hua yan jiu = Syncretic traditions of Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism : a study on Daoist and Esoteric Buddhist cultures. Chu ban. Taibei Shi: Xin wen feng chu ban gu fen you xian gong si, 2018.; Sawa, Ryūken. Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. [1st English ed.]. Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha, 1972.; Proffitt, Aaron P., and Dōhan. Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2023.; Takata, Osamu, Terukazu Akiyama, and Taka Yanagisawa. Takao Mandara : Bijutsu Kenkyūjo hōkoku = Report of the Institute of Art Research ... The oldest Mandala paintings of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Tōkyō: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 1967.; Rambelli, Fabio. A Buddhist Theory of Semiotics : Signs, Ontology, and Salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. London ; Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Pub. Plc, 2013.; Chen, Jinhua. Legend and Legitimation : The Formation of Tendai Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Bruxelles: Institut belge des hautes études chinoises, 2009. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brightonbuddhism/message

Bright on Buddhism - Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle Two - Part One Resources: https://www.bdkamerica.org/product/two-esoteric-sutras/; Bentor, Yael, and Meir Shahar, eds. Chinese and Tibetan esoteric Buddhism. Leiden ; Brill, 2017.; Orzech, Charles D., Henrik Hjort. Sorensen, and Richard Karl. Payne. Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia. Leiden ; Brill, 2011.; Goble, Geoffrey C. Chinese Esoteric Buddhism : Amoghavajra, the Ruling Elite, and the Emergence of a Tradition. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2019.; Yamasaki, Taikō, Yasuyoshi. Morimoto, David Kidd, and Taikō Yamasaki. Shingon : Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. 1st ed. Boston: Shambhala, 1988.; Xie, Shiwei. Dao mi fa yuan : Dao jiao yu mi jiao zhi wen hua yan jiu = Syncretic traditions of Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism : a study on Daoist and Esoteric Buddhist cultures. Chu ban. Taibei Shi: Xin wen feng chu ban gu fen you xian gong si, 2018.; Sawa, Ryūken. Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. [1st English ed.]. Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha, 1972.; Proffitt, Aaron P., and Dōhan. Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2023.; Takata, Osamu, Terukazu Akiyama, and Taka Yanagisawa. Takao Mandara : Bijutsu Kenkyūjo hōkoku = Report of the Institute of Art Research ... The oldest Mandala paintings of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Tōkyō: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 1967.; Rambelli, Fabio. A Buddhist Theory of Semiotics : Signs, Ontology, and Salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. London ; Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Pub. Plc, 2013.; Chen, Jinhua. Legend and Legitimation : The Formation of Tendai Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Bruxelles: Institut belge des hautes études chinoises, 2009. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brightonbuddhism/message

Bright on Buddhism - Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle One - Part Two Resources: https://www.bdkamerica.org/product/two-esoteric-sutras/; Bentor, Yael, and Meir Shahar, eds. Chinese and Tibetan esoteric Buddhism. Leiden ; Brill, 2017.; Orzech, Charles D., Henrik Hjort. Sorensen, and Richard Karl. Payne. Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia. Leiden ; Brill, 2011.; Goble, Geoffrey C. Chinese Esoteric Buddhism : Amoghavajra, the Ruling Elite, and the Emergence of a Tradition. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2019.; Yamasaki, Taikō, Yasuyoshi. Morimoto, David Kidd, and Taikō Yamasaki. Shingon : Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. 1st ed. Boston: Shambhala, 1988.; Xie, Shiwei. Dao mi fa yuan : Dao jiao yu mi jiao zhi wen hua yan jiu = Syncretic traditions of Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism : a study on Daoist and Esoteric Buddhist cultures. Chu ban. Taibei Shi: Xin wen feng chu ban gu fen you xian gong si, 2018.; Sawa, Ryūken. Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. [1st English ed.]. Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha, 1972.; Proffitt, Aaron P., and Dōhan. Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2023.; Takata, Osamu, Terukazu Akiyama, and Taka Yanagisawa. Takao Mandara : Bijutsu Kenkyūjo hōkoku = Report of the Institute of Art Research ... The oldest Mandala paintings of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Tōkyō: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 1967.; Rambelli, Fabio. A Buddhist Theory of Semiotics : Signs, Ontology, and Salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. London ; Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Pub. Plc, 2013.; Chen, Jinhua. Legend and Legitimation : The Formation of Tendai Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Bruxelles: Institut belge des hautes études chinoises, 2009. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brightonbuddhism/message

Bright on Buddhism - Vajrasekhara Sutra - Fascicle One - Part One Resources: https://www.bdkamerica.org/product/two-esoteric-sutras/; Bentor, Yael, and Meir Shahar, eds. Chinese and Tibetan esoteric Buddhism. Leiden ; Brill, 2017.; Orzech, Charles D., Henrik Hjort. Sorensen, and Richard Karl. Payne. Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia. Leiden ; Brill, 2011.; Goble, Geoffrey C. Chinese Esoteric Buddhism : Amoghavajra, the Ruling Elite, and the Emergence of a Tradition. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2019.; Yamasaki, Taikō, Yasuyoshi. Morimoto, David Kidd, and Taikō Yamasaki. Shingon : Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. 1st ed. Boston: Shambhala, 1988.; Xie, Shiwei. Dao mi fa yuan : Dao jiao yu mi jiao zhi wen hua yan jiu = Syncretic traditions of Daoism and Esoteric Buddhism : a study on Daoist and Esoteric Buddhist cultures. Chu ban. Taibei Shi: Xin wen feng chu ban gu fen you xian gong si, 2018.; Sawa, Ryūken. Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. [1st English ed.]. Tokyo: Weatherhill/Heibonsha, 1972.; Proffitt, Aaron P., and Dōhan. Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2023.; Takata, Osamu, Terukazu Akiyama, and Taka Yanagisawa. Takao Mandara : Bijutsu Kenkyūjo hōkoku = Report of the Institute of Art Research ... The oldest Mandala paintings of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Tōkyō: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 1967.; Rambelli, Fabio. A Buddhist Theory of Semiotics : Signs, Ontology, and Salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. London ; Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Pub. Plc, 2013.; Chen, Jinhua. Legend and Legitimation : The Formation of Tendai Esoteric Buddhism in Japan. Bruxelles: Institut belge des hautes études chinoises, 2009. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brightonbuddhism/message

Bright on Buddhism Episode 34 - Who is King Yama? Where does he come from? How does he fit into the system of karma and reincarnation? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide;Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary. Bolinas, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1973.; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006-50-0; Flanagan, Owen (2011-08-12). The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized. MIT Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-262-29723-3.; Williams, Paul, Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Routledge, 2008.; Robert Buswell, Encyclopedia of Buddhism - Folk Religion; Dharmapala; WAYMAN, ALEX. “STUDIES IN YAMA AND MĀRA.” Indo-Iranian Journal 3, no. 1 (1959): 44–73. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24648529.; GANANY, NOGA. “Baogong as King Yama in the Literature and Religious Worship of Late-Imperial China.” Asia Major 28, no. 2 (2015): 39–75. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44743319.; Faure, Bernard. “Indic Influences on Chinese Mythology: King Yama and His Acolytes as Gods of Destiny.” In India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought, edited by JOHN KIESCHNICK and MEIR SHAHAR, 46–60. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hjkt5.6.; Kalsang, Ladrang (1996). The Guardian Deities of Tibet Delhi: Winsome Books. (Third Reprint 2003) ISBN 81-88043-04-4.; Linrothe, Rob (1999). Ruthless Compassion: Wrathful Deities in Early Indo-Tibetan Esoteric Buddhist Art London: Serindia Publications. ISBN 0-906026-51-2.; De Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Rene (1956). Oracles and Demons of Tibet. Oxford University Press. Reprint Delhi: Books Faith, 1996 - ISBN 81-7303-039-1. Reprint Delhi: Paljor Publications, 2002 - ISBN 81-86230-12-2. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by tweeting to us @BrightBuddhism, emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com, or joining us on our discord server, Hidden Sangha https://discord.gg/tEwcVpu! Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host

In India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014), eleven scholars (including editors John Kieschnick and Meir Shahar) examine the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and myth, and address Chinese attempts to recreate India within the central kingdom. Beginning with Victor Mair’s argument that it was Buddhist theories about reality that allowed fiction to flourish in China, and ending with Stephen R. Bokenkamp’s study of celestial scripts that Daoists created in response to the appearance of Sanskrit script in China, the volume focuses primarily on the fourth to tenth centuries but addresses dynamics that were at play both before and after this six-century period. While many previous studies that address the impact of India on China do so by focusing on the Chinese transformation of Buddhism and on the degree to which Chinese Buddhism retained this or that Indian feature, this volume differs in that it looks at the influence of Indian thought (particularly religious thought and myths) beyond the confines of Buddhism proper. Meir Shahar and Bernard Faure’s respective contributions are good examples of this, as they demonstrate that some of the Indian deities and demons who came to China with Tantric Buddhism exchanged their Buddhist robes for Daoist ones, or escaped into the wider world of Chinese religious thought and practice.  Another central theme of the book is the way in which Chinese turned to Indian models for religious and political ends, or, in other cases, attempted to recreate India within China. In addition to the aforementioned scholars, the volume contains chapters by Yamabe Nobuyoshi, Ye Derong, the late John R. McRae, Robert H. Sharf, and Christine Mollier.  This book will be of particular interest to those wanting to learn more about Indian myth in East Asia, the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and symbols, the interaction between Daoism and Buddhism, the adapting of Buddhist monasticism to Chinese familial organization, Bodhidharma, the influence of Buddhism on Chinese literature, and the Chinese response to Buddhist doctrinal dilemmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014), eleven scholars (including editors John Kieschnick and Meir Shahar) examine the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and myth, and address Chinese attempts to recreate India within the central kingdom. Beginning with Victor Mair’s argument that... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014), eleven scholars (including editors John Kieschnick and Meir Shahar) examine the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and myth, and address Chinese attempts to recreate India within the central kingdom. Beginning with Victor Mair’s argument that it was Buddhist theories about reality that allowed fiction to flourish in China, and ending with Stephen R. Bokenkamp’s study of celestial scripts that Daoists created in response to the appearance of Sanskrit script in China, the volume focuses primarily on the fourth to tenth centuries but addresses dynamics that were at play both before and after this six-century period. While many previous studies that address the impact of India on China do so by focusing on the Chinese transformation of Buddhism and on the degree to which Chinese Buddhism retained this or that Indian feature, this volume differs in that it looks at the influence of Indian thought (particularly religious thought and myths) beyond the confines of Buddhism proper. Meir Shahar and Bernard Faure’s respective contributions are good examples of this, as they demonstrate that some of the Indian deities and demons who came to China with Tantric Buddhism exchanged their Buddhist robes for Daoist ones, or escaped into the wider world of Chinese religious thought and practice.  Another central theme of the book is the way in which Chinese turned to Indian models for religious and political ends, or, in other cases, attempted to recreate India within China. In addition to the aforementioned scholars, the volume contains chapters by Yamabe Nobuyoshi, Ye Derong, the late John R. McRae, Robert H. Sharf, and Christine Mollier.  This book will be of particular interest to those wanting to learn more about Indian myth in East Asia, the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and symbols, the interaction between Daoism and Buddhism, the adapting of Buddhist monasticism to Chinese familial organization, Bodhidharma, the influence of Buddhism on Chinese literature, and the Chinese response to Buddhist doctrinal dilemmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014), eleven scholars (including editors John Kieschnick and Meir Shahar) examine the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and myth, and address Chinese attempts to recreate India within the central kingdom. Beginning with Victor Mair’s argument that it was Buddhist theories about reality that allowed fiction to flourish in China, and ending with Stephen R. Bokenkamp’s study of celestial scripts that Daoists created in response to the appearance of Sanskrit script in China, the volume focuses primarily on the fourth to tenth centuries but addresses dynamics that were at play both before and after this six-century period. While many previous studies that address the impact of India on China do so by focusing on the Chinese transformation of Buddhism and on the degree to which Chinese Buddhism retained this or that Indian feature, this volume differs in that it looks at the influence of Indian thought (particularly religious thought and myths) beyond the confines of Buddhism proper. Meir Shahar and Bernard Faure’s respective contributions are good examples of this, as they demonstrate that some of the Indian deities and demons who came to China with Tantric Buddhism exchanged their Buddhist robes for Daoist ones, or escaped into the wider world of Chinese religious thought and practice.  Another central theme of the book is the way in which Chinese turned to Indian models for religious and political ends, or, in other cases, attempted to recreate India within China. In addition to the aforementioned scholars, the volume contains chapters by Yamabe Nobuyoshi, Ye Derong, the late John R. McRae, Robert H. Sharf, and Christine Mollier.  This book will be of particular interest to those wanting to learn more about Indian myth in East Asia, the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and symbols, the interaction between Daoism and Buddhism, the adapting of Buddhist monasticism to Chinese familial organization, Bodhidharma, the influence of Buddhism on Chinese literature, and the Chinese response to Buddhist doctrinal dilemmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014), eleven scholars (including editors John Kieschnick and Meir Shahar) examine the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and myth, and address Chinese attempts to recreate India within the central kingdom. Beginning with Victor Mair’s argument that it was Buddhist theories about reality that allowed fiction to flourish in China, and ending with Stephen R. Bokenkamp’s study of celestial scripts that Daoists created in response to the appearance of Sanskrit script in China, the volume focuses primarily on the fourth to tenth centuries but addresses dynamics that were at play both before and after this six-century period. While many previous studies that address the impact of India on China do so by focusing on the Chinese transformation of Buddhism and on the degree to which Chinese Buddhism retained this or that Indian feature, this volume differs in that it looks at the influence of Indian thought (particularly religious thought and myths) beyond the confines of Buddhism proper. Meir Shahar and Bernard Faure’s respective contributions are good examples of this, as they demonstrate that some of the Indian deities and demons who came to China with Tantric Buddhism exchanged their Buddhist robes for Daoist ones, or escaped into the wider world of Chinese religious thought and practice.  Another central theme of the book is the way in which Chinese turned to Indian models for religious and political ends, or, in other cases, attempted to recreate India within China. In addition to the aforementioned scholars, the volume contains chapters by Yamabe Nobuyoshi, Ye Derong, the late John R. McRae, Robert H. Sharf, and Christine Mollier.  This book will be of particular interest to those wanting to learn more about Indian myth in East Asia, the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and symbols, the interaction between Daoism and Buddhism, the adapting of Buddhist monasticism to Chinese familial organization, Bodhidharma, the influence of Buddhism on Chinese literature, and the Chinese response to Buddhist doctrinal dilemmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014), eleven scholars (including editors John Kieschnick and Meir Shahar) examine the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and myth, and address Chinese attempts to recreate India within the central kingdom. Beginning with Victor Mair’s argument that it was Buddhist theories about reality that allowed fiction to flourish in China, and ending with Stephen R. Bokenkamp’s study of celestial scripts that Daoists created in response to the appearance of Sanskrit script in China, the volume focuses primarily on the fourth to tenth centuries but addresses dynamics that were at play both before and after this six-century period. While many previous studies that address the impact of India on China do so by focusing on the Chinese transformation of Buddhism and on the degree to which Chinese Buddhism retained this or that Indian feature, this volume differs in that it looks at the influence of Indian thought (particularly religious thought and myths) beyond the confines of Buddhism proper. Meir Shahar and Bernard Faure’s respective contributions are good examples of this, as they demonstrate that some of the Indian deities and demons who came to China with Tantric Buddhism exchanged their Buddhist robes for Daoist ones, or escaped into the wider world of Chinese religious thought and practice.  Another central theme of the book is the way in which Chinese turned to Indian models for religious and political ends, or, in other cases, attempted to recreate India within China. In addition to the aforementioned scholars, the volume contains chapters by Yamabe Nobuyoshi, Ye Derong, the late John R. McRae, Robert H. Sharf, and Christine Mollier.  This book will be of particular interest to those wanting to learn more about Indian myth in East Asia, the Chinese reception of Indian ideas and symbols, the interaction between Daoism and Buddhism, the adapting of Buddhist monasticism to Chinese familial organization, Bodhidharma, the influence of Buddhism on Chinese literature, and the Chinese response to Buddhist doctrinal dilemmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices