03038nam 2200793Ia 450 991096594890332120200520144314.0978138304093713830409319781280838262128083826497801915147910191514799978142946941814294694122027/heb04228(CKB)1000000000396128(EBL)422559(OCoLC)476257990(SSID)ssj0000084414(PQKBManifestationID)11120812(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000084414(PQKBWorkID)10185415(PQKB)11109413(Au-PeEL)EBL422559(CaPaEBR)ebr10266514(CaONFJC)MIL83826(dli)HEB04228(MiU)MIU01000000000000005549877(MiAaPQ)EBC422559(OCoLC)1406784209(StDuBDS)9781383040937(OCoLC)53963005(FINmELB)ELB162536(EXLCZ)99100000000039612820031212d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdacontentcrrdacarrierThe legend of Miaoshan /Glen DudbridgeRev. ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20041 online resource (170 pages)Oxford Oriental monographsOxford oriental monographsPrevious ed.: London: Ithaca, 1978.9780199266715 0199266719 Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-154) and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Guanyin Cult at Xiangshan Monastery; 3. The Original Story; 4. Versions of the Story to 1500; 5. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; 6. Anatomy of the Story; 7. Interpretations; Appendix A: The Xiangshan Monastery Inscription of 1100; Appendix B: The Versions by Zuxiu and Juelian; Appendix C: The Mythical Oxford Exhibition; Appendix D: Table of Names and Features in the Story; List of Works Cited; IndexIn Chinese legend, the princess Miaoshan defied her father by refusing to marry and pursued her austere religious vocation to the death, but returned to life to be his saviour and the saviour of all mankind. This work examines sources, development and a range of interpretations of the legend.Oxford Oriental monographs.Miaoshan (Legendary character)Buddhist legendsChinaMiaoshan (Legendary character)Buddhist legends294.3/4213294.34211294.34211Dudbridge Glen646371MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965948903321The legend of Miaoshan2153410UNINA