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Fragrance Offering as a Call for Rescue: The Sumāgadhā / Sumatī Story Illustrated in the Kizil Grottoes |
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Yi, Ji Ho (著)=李智浩 (au.)
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Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
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| Volume | v.6 n.1 Special Issue |
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| Date | 2023.05 |
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| Pages | 194 - 276 |
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| Publisher | Cambria Press |
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http://www.cambriapress.com/
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| Location | New York, US [紐約州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | 1. Special Issue: Buddhist Narrative Literature.
2. Author Affiliation: Leipzig University, Germany. |
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| Keyword | Sumāgadhā; Sumatī; fragrance; incense; gandhakuṭī; Kizil; Kucha |
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| Abstract | Sumāgadhā was a laywoman who called for the Buddha’s help by offering fragrance. When the fragrant odour of Sumāgadhā’s offering reached the Buddha, he flew to her with his enlightened monks, converting many people who lived in the town of Sumāgadhā’s new home. The mid-air procession of the Buddha and the monks, and Sumāgadhā welcoming them were depicted in Kizil Caves 178, 193, 198, 205, and 224, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on the median strip of the barrel-vault in the main chamber.
The Sumāgadhā illustrations in Kizil are fascinating visualisations of text and material culture at crossroads. Although there are differences in details, the paintings’ visual elements illustrate the narrative closest to the Chinese translations before the fourth century. Meanwhile, the texts and objects found locally show that fragrance, especially musk, was likely consumed in the monasteries, especially as an offering for the Buddha, whose presence was conveyed through a statue or painted image in the perfumed chamber (Skt. gandhakuṭī). |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 194
Keywords 194
Introduction 195
Narrative Literature 204
Paintings 215
Kizil Cave 178 221
Kizil Cave 193 223
Kizil Cave 198 225
Kizil Cave 205 234
Kizil Cave 224 243
Fragrance 248
Remaining Question 257
Conclusion 261
Bibliography 262
Abbreviations 262
Primary Sources 263
Secondary Sources 264
List of Illustrations 273 |
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| ISSN | 25762923 (P); 25762931 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.15239/hijbs.06.01.06 |
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| Hits | 84 |
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| Created date | 2024.08.22 |
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| Modified date | 2024.08.26 |
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