Chinese literature is about Weimo and Guanyin

Author: Sun Changwu
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The reception, development, and evolution of Avalokite?vara devotion and Vimalakīrti devotion in Chinese Buddhism and the entire Chinese culture not only quite typify the characteristics of Chinese Buddhism but also are connected with the entire developmental state of Chinese ideological consciousness. Their representation in literature is also very vivid, rich, and multi-faceted in meaning. Therefore, this book will describe in detail the various manifestations of Avalokite?vara and Vimalakīrti in Chinese literature and preliminarily explore the significance of these manifestations. The scope is mainly before the Song Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty, there are many materials about the folk-deified Avalokite?vara in novels, operas, and folk literature, involving the development of folk Buddhism, folk religion, Taoism, and many other aspects. It is still necessary to sort them out in detail, conduct field investigations, and should be studied as another independent topic.