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The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture |
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Kieschnick, John
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| Date | 2003.05 |
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| Pages | 344 |
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| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
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| Location | Princeton, NJ, US [普林斯顿, 紐澤西州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Series Title：Buddhisms Ser. |
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| Keyword | 中國佛教史=Chinese Buddhist History; 佛教人物=Buddhist; 願文=Prayer; 修行方法=修行法門=Practice |
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| Abstract | From the first century, when Buddhism entered China, the foreign religion shaped Chinese philosophy, beliefs, and ritual. At the same time, Buddhism had a profound effect on the material world of the Chinese. This wide-ranging study shows that Buddhism brought with it a vast array of objects big and small--relics treasured as parts of the body of the Buddha, prayer beads, and monastic clothing--as well as new ideas about what objects could do and how they should be treated. Kieschnick argues that even some everyday objects not ordinarily associated with Buddhism--bridges, tea, and the chair--on closer inspection turn out to have been intimately tied to Buddhist ideas and practices. Long after Buddhism ceased to be a major force in India, it continued to influence the development of material culture in China, as it does to the present day. |
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| Table of contents | INTRODUCTION 1
The Buddhist Critique of the Material World 2
Objects in Service to the Dharma 5
Attitudes toward Buddhist Objects in China 9
On the Term Material Culture 15
Scholarship on Material Culture 16
Objects and the History of Religion 19
CHAPTER ONE: Sacred Power 24
Relics 29
Icons 52
Conclusion 80
CHAPTER Two: Symbolism 83
The Monastic Uniform 86
The Rosary 116
The Ruyi Scepter 138
Conclusion 153
CHAPTER THREE: Merit 157
Books 164
Monasteries 185
Bridges 199
Conclusion 215
CHAPTER FOUR: Accidents and Incidentals 220
The Chair 222
Sugar 249
Tea 262
Conclusion 275
CONCLUSION 281
The Role of Monks 284
Beyond Monks 289
The Illusion of Impact 292 |
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| ISBN | 0691096759; 0691096767 |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture by John Kieschnick / Lo, Yuet-keung (評論)
- Book Review: The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture by John Kieschnick / von Glahn, Richard (評論)
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| Created date | 2003.12.31
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| Modified date | 2014.06.03 |
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