Publication

2014-08-26 - Columbia University Press

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100231168020
  • ISBN-139780231168021
  • Library of Congress Control Number2013036854
  • OCLC Control Number871218697
  • Better World Books9780231168021
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCBQ4435.M43 2014
  • LCCBQ4435 .M43 2014

Description

Ouyi Zhixu was an eminent Chinese Buddhist monk who, contrary to his contemporaries, believed karma could be changed. Through vows, divination, repentance rituals, and ascetic acts such as burning and blood writing, he sought to alter what others understood as inevitable and inescapable. Drawing attention to Ouyi's unique reshaping of religious practice, 'Living Karma' reasserts the significance of an overlooked individual in the modern development of Chinese Buddhism.

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  • Living Karma: The Religious Practices of Ouyi ZhixuHardcoverColumbia University Press2014-08-26

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