Kuan-yin: the chinese transformation of avalokitesvara
Auteur :
Yü, Chün-fang
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231120296
Date de publication :
22 mars 2001
Dimensions :
15,5 x 22,9 cm
Poids :
919 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This 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"