the Chinese transformation of Avalokiteśvara Yü, Chün-fang 1938- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu 2001 monographic eng 1 online resource (xiii, 640 pages) : illustrations. By far one of the most important objects of worship in the Buddhist traditions, the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is regarded as the embodiment of compassion. He has been widely revered throughout the Buddhist countries of Asia since the early centuries of the Common Era. While he was closely identified with the royalty in South and Southeast Asia, and the Tibetans continue to this day to view the Dalai Lamas as his incarnations, in China he became a she-Kuan-yin, the ""Goddess of Mercy""--And has a very different history. The causes and processes of this metamorphosis have perplexed Buddhis. Preface; 1 Introduction; Maps; 2 Scriptural Sources for the Cult of Kuan-yin; 3 Indigenous Chinese Scriptures and the Cult of Kuan-yin; 4 Miracle Tales and the Domestication of Kuan-yin; 5 Divine Monks and the Domestication of Kuan-yin; 6 Indigenous Iconographies and the Domestication of Kuan-yin; 7 The Ritual of Great Compassion Repentance and the Domestication of the Thousand-handed and Thousand-eyed Kuan-yin in the Sung. 8 Princess Miao-shan and the Feminization of Kuan-yin9 P'u-t'o Shan: Pilgrimage and the Creation of the Chinese Potalaka; 10 Feminine Forms of Kuan-yin in Late Imperial China; 11 Venerable Mother: Kuan-yin and Sectarian Religions in Late Imperial China; 12 Conclusion; Appendix A Stele Text of the "Life of the Great Compassionate One"; Appendix B Chinese Women Pilgrims' Songs Glorifying Kuan-yin; Notes; Bibliography; Index and Glossary. Chün-fang Yü. Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-593) and index. a-cc--- (divinité bouddhique) Guanyin (divinité bouddhique) Avalokiteśvara Guanyin (Buddhist deity) Avalokiteśvara Avalokiteśvara (Divinité bouddhique) RELIGION Buddhism General RELIGION Buddhism History Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity) Avalokiteśvara China Buddhismus Chine Histoire religieuse China BQ4710.A8 294.3/4211 11.93 Yü, Chün-fang, 1938- New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001 (DLC) 00024015 (OCoLC)43706986 0231502753 9780231502757 22573/ctt273gnz JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=71088 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=71088 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=71088 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=71088 REDDC 010702 20200709055102.0 ocn182529902 eng