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Aspiring to Enlightenment - Pure Land Buddhism in Silla Korea
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Aspiring to Enlightenment - Pure Land Buddhism in Silla Korea
Series: Pure Land Buddhist Studies
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Centered on the practice of seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
paradise Sukhāvatī, the Amitābha cult has been the dominant form
of Buddhism in Korea since the middle of the Silla period (ca.
300–935). In Aspiring to Enlightenment, Richard McBride combines
analyses of scriptural, exegetical, hagiographical, epigraphical,
art historical, and literary materials to provide an episodic
account of the cult in Silla times and its rise in an East Asian
context through the mutually interconnected perspectives of
doctrine and practice. McBride demonstrates that the Pure Land
tradition emerging in Korea in the seventh and eighth centuries was
vibrant and collaborative and that Silla monk-scholars actively
participated in a shared, international Buddhist discourse. Monks
such as the exegete par excellence Wŏnhyo and the Yogācāra
proponent Kyŏnghŭng did not belong to a specific sect or school,
but like their colleagues in China, they participated in a broadly
inclusive doctrinal tradition. He examines scholarly debates
surrounding the cults of Maitreya and Amitābha, the practice of
buddhānusmṛti, the recollection of Amitābha, the "ten
recollections" within the larger Mahāyāna context of the
bodhisattva’s path of practice, the emerging Huayan intellectual
tradition, and the influential interpretations of medieval Chinese
Pure Land proponents Tanluan and Shandao. Finally, his work
illuminates the legacy of the Silla Pure Land tradition, revealing
how the writings of Silla monks continued to be of great value to
Japanese monks for several centuries. With its fresh and
comprehensive approach to the study of Pure Land Buddhism, Aspiring
to Enlightenment is important for not only students and scholars of
Korean history and religion and East Asian Buddhism, but also those
interested in the complex relationship between doctrinal writings
and devotional practice "on the ground.
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Imprint: |
University of Hawaii Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Pure Land Buddhist Studies |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Richard D. McBride, II
• Richard K. Payne
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
212 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8248-9786-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8248-9786-2 |
Barcode: |
9780824897864 |
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