Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century

Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism

Customer Reviews

Sorry - there are currently no customer reviews for Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century.

Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century - Price Comparison

We have compared the price of Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century to try to find the best, cheapest price possible. This is a free service to help find the cheapest price for Books products online. Shops we've searched for Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century include: Base.com, Zavvi, Hughes, Co-Op Electrical, Tesco, HMV, Currys, The Works, Sainsburys, BookDepository, Blackwells, Waterstones, The Hut, MyMemory, The Game Collection, Argos, BookPeople, Very, IWOOT, WH Smith, B&Q, eBay

We try to find the cheapest price for both new and second hand so you can decide which to buy. Often it's much cheaper to buy a used item and it can be worth the saving - but as we list the new and used/second-hand products together it means you can quickly see the difference and decide what is right for you.

Our price comparison offers a free service to find the cheapest prices on DVDs, blu-rays, box sets, books, games and CDs. Before buying Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century (Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism) or any other Books we recommend you try comparing prices here first!

Shops' Descriptions

If any are available, product descriptions of Observances, Feasts, and Scripts: The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century provided for us by some of the shops we get prices from are shown underneath:

Hive Description

Observances, Feasts, and Scripts : The Varieties of Zhai in Chinese Buddhism from the Second to the Tenth Century, Yi Ding

TGJones Description

Observances, Feasts, and Scripts is the first monograph written in English to offer a comprehensive analysis of the varieties of zhai, a multifaceted term with deep historical and religious significance in Chinese Buddhism.Drawing on a wide array of sources—including canonical texts, apocryphal writings, hagiographies, and ritual documents—this book unveils zhai as a ritual complex encompassing temporary observances, communal feasts, and modes of interaction between the seen and unseen realms.These practices, rooted in both lay and monastic traditions, illustrate the intricate interplay between food, community, and ritual in Indian and Chinese Buddhism. Part I traces how Indian Buddhist temporary observances were adapted, debated, and reimagined in the Chinese context.Part II explains the sponsored feast as a mechanism for lay-monastic interaction and merit-making.It also examines how Buddhists engaged with deities and spirit saints through remote invitations and ritual offerings.Part III focuses on "scripts" used for receiving the Eightfold Observance and conducting sponsored feasts, thus revealing their evolution from simple master-disciple interactions to complex communal events. Observances, Feasts, and Scripts is an essential resource for scholars interested in food-related religious practices and the history of Buddhism.Through its meticulous examination of Chinese, Pali, Sanskrit, and Tibetan materials, the book offers a fresh perspective on Chinese Buddhism as an intercultural endeavor.It sheds light on relevant scholastic debates, the creation of apocrypha, translation strategies, and ritual innovations in medieval China.By moving beyond teleological frameworks such as Sinicization, it emphasizes the agency of cultural, doctrinal, and social factors in shaping these practices.Additionally, it engages with the cognitive dimensions of ritual and highlights ritual logic as a cross-cultural analytical lens.

DVD Categories

Why not browse through our DVD categories to find what you're after:

Whether you're looking for a newly released movie, a TV box set, or even a classic film - you'll find what you need in our categories. You find the DVD, then let us compare the price (including postage) to get you the best DVD price we can!