Chun-fang Yu
Columbia University Press
e druk, 2001
9780231120296
Kuan-yin
The Chinese Transformation of Avalokitesvara
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Paperback, 688 blz.
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EN
Columbia University Press |
2001
ISBN13: 9780231120296
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Levertijd ongeveer 16 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
This work examines the dramatic transformation of one of the most important objects of worship in the Buddhist tradition - the Indian (male) bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, or the embodiment of compassion - into the (female) Chinese Kuan-yin, or the "Goddess of Mercy"
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780231120296
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:688
Uitgever:Columbia University Press