Handbook of the History of Religions in China II. Zhongjian Mu

      

      ibidem-Press, Stuttgart

      Contents

       Preface

       About the authors

       About the translator

       Major Dynasties in Chinese History

       Chapter Six Religions in Liao, Song and Jin Dynasties and Western Xia (the Tangut Empire)

       An Overview

       Primitive Religions and Flourishing Buddhism in Liao

       1) Traditional Khitan beliefs and the tendency of Sinicization

       2) The prevalence of Buddhism and its characteristics

       Religions in Song Dynasties: Syncretism and Evolution

       1)Revising and perfecting the sacrificial codes applicable to the state religion

       2) The equal importance of meditation and doctrine in Buddhist practice and the syncretism of Buddhism and Confucianism

       3) Thriving Daoism

       4) Manichaeism, Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism

       Religions in Jin dynasty

       1) Conventional customs of the Jurchen people and the creation of institutions with respect to the Jurchen state religion

       2) The growing popularity of Buddhism

       3) The emergence and growth of new Daoist schools in areas north of the Yellow River

       Religions in the Western Xia Dynasty

       1) Primitive sorcery and the cult of spirits

       2) The introduction and growth of Buddhism

       3) The Tangut Tripitaka and its significance

       The second diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet and the formation of Buddhist sects

       1) Well-known Buddhist figures and their contributions in the Houhong (Second Diffusion) Period

       2) Sects of Tibetan Buddhism and their theories

       Chapter Seven Religions in Yuan Dynasty: A Boom in Faith

       An Overview

       The Reconstruction and Characteristics of Official Religious Rituals

       1) The grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to Heaven

       2) The (Royal) Ancestral Temple

       3) The Imperial shrine for Earth and Grain gods

       4) The Imperial ceremony advocating the Kingship of Confucius

       5) Offering sacrifices to gods of mountain, river and sea

       6) Traditional Mongol customs

       The development of Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism and the practice of the “Imperial Preceptor”

       1) The Mongol aristocrats’ adoration of Buddhism

       2) The development and administration of Buddhism in Yuan

       3) The unique practice of the Imperial Preceptor in Yuan

       4) The growth of Buddhist sects in the Central Plains

       5) Buddhism and Yuan culture

       The Introduction and Growth of Theravada Buddhism in Yunnan

       1) The introduction of Theravada Buddhism into Yunnan

       2) Theories and sutras of Theravada Buddhism

       3) The sects, monastic hierarchy and monasteries in Theravada Buddhism

       4) Theravada Buddhism and the Dai society

       The Prevalence and Popularity of All Truth Daoism in the Lower Reaches of Yangtze River

       1) Qiu Chuji and the rise and fall of All Truth Daoism

       2) The flourishing Way of Orthodox Unity in the lower reaches of Yangtze River

       3) The growing popularity of Jingming Dao in the lower reaches of Yangtze River

       The Resuscitation of Yelikewen (Erkeun/Arkagun), Islam and Judaism

       1) Yelikewen (Erkeun/Arkagun): The re-introduction of Christianity into China