An edition of The scripture on the ten kings and the making of purgatory in medieval Chinese Buddhism (1994)

The scripture on the ten kings and the making of purgatory in medieval Chinese Buddhism

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 1 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Cover of: The scripture on the ten kings and the making of purgatory in medieval Chinese Buddhism by Stephen F. Teiser
Preview Only

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
  • 0 Ratings
  • 1 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
July 14, 2024 | History
Edit
An edition of The scripture on the ten kings and the making of purgatory in medieval Chinese Buddhism (1994)

The scripture on the ten kings and the making of purgatory in medieval Chinese Buddhism

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 1 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

Between the seventh and ninth centuries, the Chinese mind became preoccupied with a concept of the afterlife that persists into modern times. To be reborn, the deceased must successfully negotiate passage through ten courts of law, each ruled by a magistrate or king. The pains of transition from death to rebirth can be alleviated by the intercession of the living with contributions to the Buddhist church and bribes of spirit money.

The cosmology, morality, and rituals of the ten kings are described for the first time in surviving sources in an illustrated text, The Scripture on the Ten Kings, which is here translated for the first time.

Publish Date
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Language
English
Pages
340

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Subjects
Buddhism, Buddhist Eschatology, Criticism, interpretation, Doctrines, Eschatology, Buddhist, Hell, Shih wang ching, Shi wang jing
Places
China

Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: Scripture on the Ten Kings and the Making of Purgatory in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
Scripture on the Ten Kings and the Making of Purgatory in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
2022, University of Hawaii Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The scripture on the ten kings and the making of purgatory in medieval Chinese Buddhism
The scripture on the ten kings and the making of purgatory in medieval Chinese Buddhism
1994, University of Hawaii Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

Add another edition?

Book Details

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Glossary and bibliography in English and Chinese.

Published in
Honolulu, HI
Series
Kuroda Institute studies in East Asian Buddhism ;, 9, Studies in East Asian Buddhism ;, no. 9.
Other Titles
Shih wang ching. English.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
294.3/423
Library of Congress
BQ4485 .T45 1994

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii, 340 p. :
Number of pages
340

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1079216M
Internet Archive
scriptureontenki0000teis
ISBN 10
0824815874
LCCN
94002531
OCLC/WorldCat
29908678
Goodreads
1005983

Source records

Scriblio MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
amazon.com record
Library of Congress MARC record
Internet Archive item record
Promise Item
marc_columbia MARC record

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
July 14, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
November 18, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
December 4, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added subjects from MARC records.
April 28, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the work.
December 10, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page