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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36121243 Title: Politics and transcendent wisdom : the Scripture for humane kings in the creation of Chinese Buddhism Author: Charles D Orzech Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1998. ISBN/ISSN: 0271017155 9780271017150 OCLC:36121243

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Politics and transcendent wisdom : the Scripture for humane kings in the creation of Chinese Buddhism

Author:	Charles D Orzech
Publisher:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1998.
Series:	Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions (University Park, Pa.)
Edition/Format:	Book : State or province government publication : English
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Material Type:	Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Charles D Orzech Find more information about:
ISBN:	0271017155 9780271017150
OCLC Number:	36121243
Description:	xv, 351 p. : ill., ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Pt. 1. Cosmology, Authority, and the Politics of Transcendence. 1. Locating Authority: Cosmology and Complex Systems. 2. World, Path, and Authority in Buddhism Pt. 2. The Transcendent Wisdom Scripture for Humane Kings and the Creation of National Protection Buddhism. 3. The Genealogy of Humane Kings. 4. The End of the Teaching and the Creation of Chinese Buddhism. 5. Esoteric Turns. 6. The Lords of Light: The Scripture for Humane Kings in Esoteric Practice and Esoteric Polity Pt. 3. The Transcendent Wisdom Scripture for Humane Kings Who Wish to Protect Their States (T 246). 1. Prologue. 2. Contemplating the Thus come One. 3. The Bodhisattva Path. 4. The Two Truths. 5. Protecting the State. 6. The Inconceivable. 7. Receiving and Keeping This Scripture. 8. The Charge. App. A. Major Variants from the Fifth Century Scripture (T 245) App. B. The Chinese Provenance of the Scripture for Humane Kings App. C. The Path in the Eighth Century Scripture App. D. Boilerplate Sequences in Pu k'ung's Teachings.
Series Title:	Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions (University Park, Pa.)
Responsibility:	Charles D. Orzech.

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