Re-examining The "Zhengming Jing": The Social and Political Life of an Apocryphal Maitreya Scripture
This article investigates the Zhengming jing 證明經 (T. no. 2879) and its diverse functions, using the text as a case study for placing apocryphal scriptures in their social and political contexts. Examining the material properties of the manuscripts, as well as the various interests that the text serv...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2017]
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Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-18 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Buddhist literature
/ Maitreja
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| Further subjects: | B
Maitreya
B Wu Zetian B indigenous scriptures B Apocrypha B Dunhuang |
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Volltext (Verlag) |