從中觀的二諦中道到後中觀的台賢二宗思想對立=From the “Middle Way of the Two Truths” in Mādhyamika to the Confrontation Between T'ien-t'ai and Hua-yen Thought in Post-Mādhyamika Discourse ─ ─With Discussion of the Characteristics of T'ien-t'ai Thought and its Limitations
The bodhisattva Kuan-yin is also known as Kuan-shih-yin or Kuan-tzu-tsai, among other names. The bodhisattva is described as princely and heroic in some scriptures, although in the Lotus suutra there is reference to his feminine manifestations. The paper discusses the ambiguies of the bodhisattva's name, gender, and status by examining the main scriptural sources for the cult of Kuan-yin as developed in china. Important sutras such as the Lotus, the Surangama, the Pure Land Kuan ching as well as a few esoteric sutras will be discussed. Distinctive beliefs shall be examined together with ritual practices as well as art historical evidences. A comparison between the popular "33 forms of Kuan-yin" with those mentioned in the scriptures will be made in order to suggest somepossible processes through which this originally Indic bodhisattva became transformed into the Chinese "Goddess of Mercy".
