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The Mañjuśrī cult in Khotan |
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Author |
Hamar, Imre
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Source |
Studies in Chinese Religions
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Volume | v.5 n.3-4 |
Date | 2019 |
Pages | 343 - 352 |
Publisher | 中国社会科学院=Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(CASS); Taylor & Francis Group |
Publisher Url |
http://casseng.cssn.cn/
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Location | Leeds, UK [里茲, 英國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Keyword | Wutai; Khotan; Mañjuśrī; Dunhuang; Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra |
Abstract | The so-called new representation of Mañjuśrī that is found in Dunhuang and became quite popular in Wutaishan region and East Asian Buddhism includes a foreign looking person who became identified as the Khotanese king. This representation shows the close association of Khotan with Mañjuśrī and the Cult of Mañjuśrī on Wutaishan. The possible Khotanese compilation of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, which is the main proof text for Mañjuśrī’s presence on Wutaishan and the Khotanese pilgrims to Wutaishan recorded by Dunhuang manuscripts also seem to substantiate the claim that Khotan was very important in terms of Mañjuśrī cult, and could have an important role in identifying Wutaishan as the abode of Mañjuśrī. In this article I will show these and other proofs in Khotanese literature for the importance of Mañjuśrī in Khotanese Buddhism. |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/23729988.2019.1686871 |
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Created date | 2021.04.07 |
Modified date | 2021.04.07 |
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