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UNINA9910151644803321 |
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Ŭich'ŏn <1055-1101, > |
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Doctrine and Practice in Medieval Korean Buddhism : The Collected Works of Ŭich'ŏn |
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Honolulu : , : University of Hawaii Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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9780824873080 |
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9780824867454 |
0824867459 |
9780824867447 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (230 pages) |
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Korean Classics Library: Philosophy and Religion |
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Note generali |
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Translated from the Korean. |
Previously issued in print: 2016. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- I. Translator's Introduction -- II. Translation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Translator |
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Ŭich'ŏn (1055-1101) is recognized as a Buddhist master of great stature in the East Asian tradition. Born a prince in the medieval Korean state of Koryŏ (960-1279), he traveled to Song China (960-1279) to study Buddhism and later compiled and published the first collection of East Asian exegetical texts. According to the received scholarly tradition, after returning to Korea, Ŭich'ŏn left the Hwaŏm (Huayan) school to found a new Ch'ŏnt'ae (Tiantai) school when he realized that the synthesis between doctrinal learning and meditative practice in the latter would help bring together the discordant sects of Koryŏ Buddhism. In the late twentieth century, however, scholars began to question the assertion that Ŭich'ŏn forsook one school for another, |
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arguing that his writings assembled in The Collected Works of State Preceptor Taegak (Taegak kuksa munjip) do not portray a committed sectarian but a monk dedicated to developing a sophisticated and rigorous system of monastic education that encompassed all Buddhist intellectual traditions. In this first comprehensive study of Ŭich'ŏn's life and work in English, Richard McBride presents translations of select lectures, letters, essays, and poetry from The Collected Works to provide a more balanced view of Ŭich'ŏn's philosophy of life and understanding of key Buddhist teachings. The translations center on the monk's activities in the pan-East Asian Buddhist world and his compilation of scholarly texts, writings related to his interactions with royalty, and correspondence with his Chinese mentor, Jinshui Jingyuan (1011-1088). By incorporating Ŭich'ŏn's work associated with doctrinal Buddhism and his poetry, McBride clearly shows that even in his most personal work Ŭich'ŏn did not abandon Hwaŏm teachings for those of the Ch'ŏnt'ae but rather he encouraged monks to blend the best learning from all doctrinal traditions with meditative practice. |
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UNINA9910552749803321 |
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Mol Lisa |
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Changing Deserts : Integrating People and their Environment |
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The White Horse Press, 2012 |
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Winwick, Cambridgeshire : , : The White Horse Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (350 pages) |
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Nature / Essays |
Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Deserts |
History / Essays |
Nature |
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Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Foreword. Troy Sternberg and Lisa Mol -- 1. Introduction. Andrew Goudie -- Part I. CHANGING ENVIRONMENT -- 2. Shedding light on the past: records of past conditions in the Namib Desert and the use of luminescence dating. Abi Stone -- 3. Soil organic carbon and soil respiration in deserts: Examples from the Kalahari. Andrew D. Thomas, Stephen R. Hoon, Helen Mairs and Andrew J. Dougill -- 4. Hominin evolutionary history in the Arabian Desert and the Thar Desert. Michael D. Petraglia, Huw Groucutt and James Blinkhorn -- 5. Can carbon finance enhance desert afforestation and serve smallholders' needs? Henri Rueff and Moshe Schwartz -- PART II. CHANGING PEOPLE -- 6. 'Saharan waterscapes': Traditional knowledge and historical depth of water management in the Akakus Mountains (SW Libya). Savino di Lernia, Isabella Massamba N'siala and Andrea Zerboni -- 7. Karez versus tubewell irrigation: Comparative social acceptability and practicality of sustainable groundw ater development in Balochistan, Pakistan. Daanish Mustafa and Usman Qazi -- 8. Living off uncertainty: The intelligent animal production of dryland pastoralists. Saverio Krätli and Nikolaus Schareika -- 9. Authenticity in the desert landscapes of Oman: The Jiddat-il-Harasiis, Oman. Dawn Chatty -- 10. Pristine wilderness, participatory archaeology and the custodianship of heritage in Mursiland. Marcus W. R. Brittain and Timothy A. R. Clack -- Part III. CHANGING PROBLEMS -- 11. Conserving history in changing arid environments: A geomorphological approach. Lisa Mol and Heather Viles -- 12. Water in the desert: Applying Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) lessons for climate change in arid lands. Katherine Crowley and Ilan Kelman -- 13. Hazard impact on desert environments. Troy Sternberg. |
14. Knowledge systems have not served the drylands well: Reflections on stakeholder interactions. Michael Mortimore -- 15. Human-environment interactions: The invasion of Prosopis Juliflora in the drylands of Northeast Ethiopia. Simone Rettberg and Detlef Müller-Mahn -- CONCLUSIONS -- 16. Desert diversity and challenges. David S.G. Thomas -- Index. |
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Deserts - vast, empty places where time appears to stand still. The very word conjures images of endless seas of sand, blistering heat and a virtual absence of life. However, deserts encompass a large variety of landscapes and life beyond our stereotypes. As well as magnificent Saharan dunes under blazing sun, the desert concept encompasses the intensely cold winters of the Gobi, the snow-covered expanse of Antarctica and the rock-strewn drylands of Pakistan. Deserts are environments in perpetual flux and home to peoples as diverse as their surroundings, peoples who grapple with a broad spectrum of cultural, political and environmental issues as they wrest livelihoods from marginal lands. |
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