03863nam 2200649 450 991046583210332120200520144314.00-231-53778-610.7312/copp16270(CKB)3710000000224874(EBL)1785211(SSID)ssj0001388061(PQKBManifestationID)11825005(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001388061(PQKBWorkID)11383556(PQKB)10191224(MiAaPQ)EBC1785211(DE-B1597)458291(OCoLC)890982164(OCoLC)979620834(DE-B1597)9780231537780(Au-PeEL)EBL1785211(CaPaEBR)ebr10927796(CaONFJC)MIL668463(EXLCZ)99371000000022487420140919h20142014 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrThe body incantatory spells and the ritual imagination in medieval Chinese Buddhism /Paul CoppNew York, New York :Columbia University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (397 p.)Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist StudiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-37181-4 0-231-16270-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Preface: The Body Incantatory --Thanks --Abbreviations --Introduction: Dhāranīs and the Study of Buddhist Spells --1. Scripture, Relic, Talisman, Spell --2. Amulets of the Incantation of Wish Fulfillment --3. Dust, Shadow, and the Incantation of Glory --4. Mystic Store and Wizards' Basket --Coda: Material Incantations and the Study of Medieval Chinese Buddhism --Appendix 1. Suiqiu Amulets Discovered in China --Appendix 2. Stein No. 4690: Four Spells --Notes --Glossary --Sources --IndexWhether chanted as devotional prayers, intoned against the dangers of the wilds, or invoked to heal the sick and bring ease to the dead, incantations were pervasive features of Buddhist practice in late medieval China (600-1000 C.E.). Material incantations, in forms such as spell-inscribed amulets and stone pillars, were also central to the spiritual lives of both monks and laypeople. In centering its analysis on the Chinese material culture of these deeply embodied forms of Buddhist ritual, The Body Incantatory reveals histories of practice-and logics of practice-that have until now remained hidden. Paul Copp examines inscribed stones, urns, and other objects unearthed from anonymous tombs; spells carved into pillars near mountain temples; and manuscripts and prints from both tombs and the Dunhuang cache. Focusing on two major Buddhist spells, or dharani, and their embodiment of the incantatory logics of adornment and unction, he makes breakthrough claims about the significance of Buddhist incantation practice not only in medieval China but also in Central Asia and India. Copp's work vividly captures the diversity of Buddhist practice among medieval monks, ritual healers, and other individuals lost to history, offering a corrective to accounts that have overemphasized elite, canonical materials.Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies.Buddhist incantationsHistoryBuddhismChinaRitualsHistoryElectronic books.Buddhist incantationsHistory.BuddhismRitualsHistory.294.3/438Copp Paul F.1965-1030346MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465832103321The body incantatory2447191UNINA