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Worldly saviors and imperial authority in medieval Chinese Buddhism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, April D. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Buddhism and state > China > History.
Buddhism > China > History > 581-960.
Sui Wendi, > Empress of China, > 541-604.
Wu hou, > Empress of China, > 624-705.
581-960
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Worldly Saviors and the Chinese Imperial Landscape
  • Chapter 1. Worldly Saviors in Apocalyptic Scriptures
  • Chapter 2. Rebels, Imperial Symbols, and Worldly Saviors
  • Chapter 3. Yang Jian as the Worldly Savior Prince Moonlight
  • Chapter 4. Wu Zhao as the Worldly Saviors Maitreya and Pure Light
  • Chapter 5. Wu Zhao as a Wheel-Turning King and the Worldly Savior Moonlight
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • About the Author