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A Pilgrimage to Pu Tuo Mountain
In the winter of the Year of the Snake, 2013, two laywomen accompanied me to Pu Tuo Mountain (普陀山), where we stayed in the Guan Yin Cave Nunnery (guan yin dong 觀音洞). At the time, the sun was
Uploaded 24 Apr 2014
Emperor Wu of Liang, the August Thearch Bodhisattva
The common narrative of Chinese dynastic history is a story of the “sons of heaven” (tianzi 天子): great men (and one woman, Wu Zetian) who enforced the Mandate of Heaven until they lost it and were ove
Uploaded 12 Mar 2014
The Prince-Monk of Parthia: The Legacy of An Shigao
He came from ArsakesHe came, his camel’s bells jingling, Eastwards from enigmatic Persian lands.   He descended from his royal throne, Sparrows twittering as his brick-red robe fell acr
Uploaded 14 Feb 2014
Buddhism, the Pearl River Delta and the Maritime Silk Road
The 2000-year-old Silk Road refers to the trade routes and transcontinental economy of Central Eurasia. However, its history is much richer when one looks into its maritime dimension. According to Cen
Uploaded 4 Jan 2014
Lu Mountain: Peaks of Time Immemorial
The Yellow Emperor liked these crystal pools, these fickle waterfalls. They trickled but they also crashed. They fell towards him, droplets outstretched, or they squeezed themselves through the stones
Uploaded 10 Dec 2013
Expressing Buddhahood: Stories and Narratives in Buddhist China
E.M. Forster, when discussing novels, observed that the narration of “the king died and the queen also died” was a fact, but “the king died and the queen died of sadness” was a
Uploaded 1 Nov 2013
Mythic Symbols of Fortune and Character
Since the parasol tree was believed to be appealing to the phoenix, the Chinese people venerated it as an auspicious symbol. There are records dating as early as the Book of Odes. Zheng Xuanjian of th
Uploaded 2 Oct 2013
Buddha-Nature: Chinese Themes of Nature and Enlightenment
Looking at Chinese motifs and the values they symbolize
Uploaded 2 Sep 2013
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