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Written in Flames: Self-Immolation in Sixth-Century Sichuan
Author Benn, James A.
Source T'oung Pao=通報
Volumev.92 n.4-5
Date2006
Pages410 - 465
PublisherBrill
Publisher Url http://www.brill.com/
LocationLeiden, the Netherlands [萊登, 荷蘭]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
Keyword僧崖
AbstractThis article discusses the religious career and self-immolation (which involved public acts of burning the fingers and body) of the sixth-century monk, Sengyai. The author discusses the sources for a study of his life, and translates the extant biographical materials. He demonstrates that self-immolation was a practice open to multiple interpretations, and that Sengyai's act was understood as one of cosmic significance in a religious milieu in which recent political events such as the fall of the Liang dynasty were interpreted as signs of the decline of the dharma. /// Cet article s'intéresse à la carrière religieuse d'un moine du VIe siècle, Sengyai; et à ses actes publics d'auto-immolation, tels que la crémation, d'abord, de ses doigts, et ensuite de son corps tout entier. L'auteur examine les sources permettant d'étudier sa vie et propose une traduction des matériaux existants. Il montre que la pratique de l'auto-immolation s'offrait à de multiples interprétations, et que les actions de Sengyai étaient conçues comme revêtant une signification cosmique au sein d'un milieu où des événements politiques tels que la chute de la dynastie des Liang étaient vécus comme des signes du déclin du dharma.
Table of contentsSources for the biography of Sengyai 412
The Life and Times of Wangming, Sengyai's First Biographer 415
The Life and Death of Sengyai 421
Sengyai the Barbarian 421
Sengyai's Religious Career 424
Auto-cremation 427
Written in flames 429
The Relic of the Unburned Heart 438
Miracle Tales 440
Conclusion 445
Appendix: Translations of Sengyai's Biographies 446
1. 446
2. Lotus biography (Hongzan fahua zhuan 5, T 51.2067.25a-b) 457
3. Pure Land Biography 459
Bibliography 460
Abbreviations and Conventions 460
Primary Sources 460
Seconday Sources 461
ISSN00825433 (P); 15685322 (E)
Categories佛教-歷史
Dynasty南北朝
Regions四川
Hits315
Created date2016.05.12
Modified date2019.12.27



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