China Buddhist Encyclopedia, Ritual Volume

Author: Yang Weizhong
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book is the "Ritual Volume" of the "Encyclopedia of Chinese Buddhism." It provides detailed and specific introductions and critiques on Buddhist temples and halls, religious personnel and systems, festival rituals, and even Arhats and celestial beings in Chinese Buddhism. Through this, one can gain a glimpse into the institutional rituals and monastic life of Sinicized Buddhism.