The transformations of Vaisravana :the cult of Vaisravana in Khotan and medieval China
University of Macau === Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities === Department of History
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ndltd-MACAU-oai-libdigital.umac.mo-b25655002013-01-07T23:07:19Z2012http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2565500UM_THESESUniversity of MacauFaculty of Social Sciences and HumanitiesDepartment of HistoryUniversity of MacauMahayana Buddhism -- ChinaBuddhism -- ChinaBuddhism -- China -- Hotan -- HistoryHistory -- Department of History歷史學 -- 歷史系engWang, Yuan TianThe transformations of Vaisravana :the cult of Vaisravana in Khotan and medieval China毗沙門天的演變 : 于闐和中國中世紀時期的毗沙門天信仰Vaisravana is an important Buddhist deity from India to China. In China, the Vaisravana worship was once a very important belief from the Tang dynasty to the Yuan dynasty. This period of his popularity contributed a lot to his transformations towards his basic form in China. The key characteristics of his every aspect were roughly settled after this period. These characteristics derived from different aspects of his prototype in early Buddhism. To make clear the transformation tracks from his prototype to his Chinese basic form can provide great help to the understanding of his situation in China. This thesis focuses on the transformation of Vaisravana from Khotan to medieval China till the emergence of his Chinese basic form. In order to achieve this goal, it will be a comprehensive study referred to several regions as well as interdisciplinary sources. |
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Mahayana Buddhism -- China Buddhism -- China Buddhism -- China -- Hotan -- History History -- Department of History 歷史學 -- 歷史系 |
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Mahayana Buddhism -- China Buddhism -- China Buddhism -- China -- Hotan -- History History -- Department of History 歷史學 -- 歷史系 Wang, Yuan Tian The transformations of Vaisravana :the cult of Vaisravana in Khotan and medieval China |
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University of Macau === Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities === Department of History |
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Wang, Yuan Tian |
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Wang, Yuan Tian |
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Wang, Yuan Tian |
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The transformations of Vaisravana :the cult of Vaisravana in Khotan and medieval China |
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The transformations of Vaisravana :the cult of Vaisravana in Khotan and medieval China |
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The transformations of Vaisravana :the cult of Vaisravana in Khotan and medieval China |
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The transformations of Vaisravana :the cult of Vaisravana in Khotan and medieval China |
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The transformations of Vaisravana :the cult of Vaisravana in Khotan and medieval China |
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transformations of vaisravana :the cult of vaisravana in khotan and medieval china |
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University of Macau |
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2012 |
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