{"product_id":"kuanyin-9780231120296","title":"Kuanyin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work examines the dramatic transformation of one of the most important objects of worship in the Buddhist tradition - the Indian (male) bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, or the embodiment of compassion - into the (female) Chinese Kuan-yin, or the \"Goddess of Mercy\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA major case study of the Mahayana concept of upaya... excellent and comprehensive. Journal of Religion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Appendixes A. Stele Text of the \"Life of the Great Compassionate One\" B. Chinese Women Pilgrims' Songs Glorifying Kuan-yin Notes Glossary and Index 1. Introduction 2. Scriptural Sources for the Cult of Kuan-yin 3. Indigenous Scriptures and the Cult of Kuan-yin 4.Miracle Tales and the Domestication of Kuan-yin 5. Divine Monks and the Domestication of Kuan-yin 6. Indigenous Iconographies and the Domestication of Kuan-yin 7. The Ritual of Great Compassion Repentance and the Domestication of the Thousand-handed and the Thousand-eyed Kuan-yin in the Sung 8. Princess Miao-shan and the Feminization of Kuan-yin 9. P'ut'o Shan: Pilgrimage and the Creation of the Chinese Potalaka 10. Feminine Forms of Kuan-yin in Late Imperial China 11. Venerable Mother: Kuan-yin and Sectarian Religions in Late Imperial China 12. Conclusion","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400205050199,"sku":"9780231120296","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kuanyin-9780231120296","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}