Zhao Xiaohuan
Zhao Xiaohuan - Chindian Myth Of Mulian Rescuing His Mother On Indic Origins Of The Yulanpen Sutra Debate And Discussion - Paperback
Zhao Xiaohuan - Chindian Myth Of Mulian Rescuing His Mother On Indic Origins Of The Yulanpen Sutra Debate And Discussion - Paperback
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Description: This book addresses the thorny issue regarding the authenticity of the Yulanpens tra with a view to clearing up the centuries - long confusion and controversy surrounding its translation and transmission in China. The main objective of this study is thus to check and confirm the authenticity of the Yulanpens tra which features Mulian adventuring into the Preta realm to rescue his mother. Traditionally attributed to the Indo - Scythian Dharmarak a (Ch. Zhu Fahu ca. 266 308) as the translator the's tra is now widely believed to have been created by Chinese Buddhists to foster sinicisation and transformation of Indian Buddhism on the grounds that there is no extant Yulanpens tra in Indic sources and that the's tra stresses Confucian filial piety and ancestor worship amongst others. Through a critical review of the major arguments prevailing in modern scholarship against its authenticity and a close examination of textual and contextual evidence concerning the Yulanpens tra this book demonstrates that filial piety and ancestor worship are also deeply rooted in ancient Indian culture and that the Mulian myth reflects the recurring motif of rescuing the hungry ghost of a sinful mother in Indian mythology and religious literature. In so doing this book sheds new light on the Indic origins of the Yulanpens tra and the Ghost Festival in general and of the Mulian myth and the Mulian drama the oldest Chinese ritual drama that has been alive onstage for nearly one thousand years in particular.
Title: Chindian Myth Of Mulian Rescuing His Mother On Indic Origins Of The Yulanpen Sutra Debate And Discussion
Author(s): Zhao Xiaohuan
Publisher: Anthem Press
Barcode: 9781839986963
Pages: 122 Pages
Publication Date: 9/5/2023
Category: Buddhist Sacred Texts
Description: This book addresses the thorny issue regarding the authenticity of the Yulanpens tra with a view to clearing up the centuries - long confusion and controversy surrounding its translation and transmission in China. The main objective of this study is thus to check and confirm the authenticity of the Yulanpens tra which features Mulian adventuring into the Preta realm to rescue his mother. Traditionally attributed to the Indo - Scythian Dharmarak a (Ch. Zhu Fahu ca. 266 308) as the translator the's tra is now widely believed to have been created by Chinese Buddhists to foster sinicisation and transformation of Indian Buddhism on the grounds that there is no extant Yulanpens tra in Indic sources and that the's tra stresses Confucian filial piety and ancestor worship amongst others. Through a critical review of the major arguments prevailing in modern scholarship against its authenticity and a close examination of textual and contextual evidence concerning the Yulanpens tra this book demonstrates that filial piety and ancestor worship are also deeply rooted in ancient Indian culture and that the Mulian myth reflects the recurring motif of rescuing the hungry ghost of a sinful mother in Indian mythology and religious literature. In so doing this book sheds new light on the Indic origins of the Yulanpens tra and the Ghost Festival in general and of the Mulian myth and the Mulian drama the oldest Chinese ritual drama that has been alive onstage for nearly one thousand years in particular.
Title: Chindian Myth Of Mulian Rescuing His Mother On Indic Origins Of The Yulanpen Sutra Debate And Discussion
Author(s): Zhao Xiaohuan
Publisher: Anthem Press
Barcode: 9781839986963
Pages: 122 Pages
Publication Date: 9/5/2023
Category: Buddhist Sacred Texts
