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The Transnational Cult of Mount Wutai
Historical and Comparative Perspectives
Series: - Studies on East Asian Religions, Volume: 2
The Transnational Cult of Mount Wutai explores the pan-East Asian significance of sacred Mount Wutai from the Northern Dynasties to the present day. Offering novel readings of comparatively familiar visual and textual sources and, in many cases, examining unstudied or understudied noncanonical materials, the papers collected here illuminate the roles that both local actors and individuals dwelling far beyond Mount Wutaiâs borders have played in its making and remaking as a holy place for more than fifteen hundred years. The work aims to contribute to our understanding of the ways that sacred geography is made and remade in new places and times.
Susan Andrews, Ph.D. (2012), Columbia University, is Associate Professor of East Asian Religions at Mount Allison University. Her research explores sacred place and pilgrimage, Buddhismâs interactions with autochthonous forms of practice, the economics of religious life, and participative pedagogy.
Jinhua Chen is a professor at the University of British Columbia and a visiting professor at several major universities, including Tokyo University (2003-04), Stanford (2012) and Capital Normal University (2019-20). He has published extensively on state-church relationships, monastic (hagio/)biographical literature, Buddhist sacred sites, relic veneration, Buddhism and technological innovation in medieval East Asia.
Kuan Guang, Ph.D.(2010), SOAS, is a Research Fellow in Chinese Buddhism at Kingâs College, London. Kuan Guang's principle research interests lie in the history and texts of Chinese Buddhism, with a particular expertise and interest in translating classical Chinese Buddhist and historical texts. His current study is focused on Ming Buddhist history, particularly on an internationally well-known Buddhist pilgrimage centre Wutai Shan.
Jinhua Chen is a professor at the University of British Columbia and a visiting professor at several major universities, including Tokyo University (2003-04), Stanford (2012) and Capital Normal University (2019-20). He has published extensively on state-church relationships, monastic (hagio/)biographical literature, Buddhist sacred sites, relic veneration, Buddhism and technological innovation in medieval East Asia.
Kuan Guang, Ph.D.(2010), SOAS, is a Research Fellow in Chinese Buddhism at Kingâs College, London. Kuan Guang's principle research interests lie in the history and texts of Chinese Buddhism, with a particular expertise and interest in translating classical Chinese Buddhist and historical texts. His current study is focused on Ming Buddhist history, particularly on an internationally well-known Buddhist pilgrimage centre Wutai Shan.
"Although this volume is of undeniable worth to those interested in Chinese Buddhism, its greatest strength ironically lies in it being an invaluable sacred geography case study: the sheer variety of contributions succeed in demonstrating the intricate, varied, and oftentimes chaotic nature of Chinese sacred sites."
â Joseph Chadwin, Religious Studies 47.2 (June 2021)
â Joseph Chadwin, Religious Studies 47.2 (June 2021)
Contents
Acknowledgements
Figures and Tables
Introduction
âSusan Andrews and Chen Jinhua
â1âFrom Mount Wutai to the Seven Jewel Tower: Monk Degan and Political Propaganda of the Wuzhou Period
âYinggang Sun
â2âFaith and Realpolitik: Tang Dynasty Esoteric Buddhism at Mount Wutai
âGeoffrey Goble
â3âMonastic Officials on Wutai Shan under the Ming dynasty
âKuan Guang
â4âBeyond Seeking for Sacredness: Shedding New Light on the Carving of the Jiaxing Canon on Mount Wutai
âDewei Zhang
â5âA Japanese Pilgrimâs Visit to Wutai in the Winter of
âRobert Borgen
â6âThe Pilgrimage Account of Duke MiγvaÄir of AlaÅ¡a to Mount Wutai in
âIsabelle Charleux
â7âVisions in Translation: A Qing-Gelukpa Guidebook to Mount Wutai
âWen-shing Chou
â8âMount Wutai and MañjuÅrÄ« in Old Uigur Buddhism
âPeter Zieme
â9âHow Important is Mount Wutai? Sacred Space in a Zen Mirror
âT.H. Barrett
â10âLama Nenghaiâs imprint on Mount Wutai: Sino-Tibetan Buddhism among the Five Plateaus since the 1930s
âEster Bianchi
â11âThe Pure Land Teachings of Fazhao and the MañjuÅrÄ« Cult of Mount Wutai
âSheng Kai
â12âFazhao Jin Bifeng, and Constructed Histories of Buddhist Chant and Music at Mount Wutai
âBeth Szczepanski
â13âThe Legacy of the True Visage: The MañjuÅrÄ« Statues at Zhenrong yuan and Shuxiang si of Mount Wutai
âSun-ah Choi
â14âKhotan and Mount Wutai: The significance of Central Asian actors in the making of the mountain cult
âImre Hamar
â15âTransnational Mountain Cult, Local Religiopolitical and Economic Concerns: Mount Wutai and the Kamakura period miracle tales of ToÌnomine
âSusan Andrews
â16âThe Emergence of the âFive-Terrace Mountainâ Cult in Korea
âSangyop Lee
â17âFlying MañjuÅrÄ« and Moving Mount Wutai Towards the Xi Xia Period: As Seen from Dunhuang Caves
âWei-Cheng Lin
Index
Acknowledgements
Figures and Tables
Introduction
âSusan Andrews and Chen Jinhua
Part 1: Court Patronage and State Control
â1âFrom Mount Wutai to the Seven Jewel Tower: Monk Degan and Political Propaganda of the Wuzhou Period
âYinggang Sun
â2âFaith and Realpolitik: Tang Dynasty Esoteric Buddhism at Mount Wutai
âGeoffrey Goble
â3âMonastic Officials on Wutai Shan under the Ming dynasty
âKuan Guang
â4âBeyond Seeking for Sacredness: Shedding New Light on the Carving of the Jiaxing Canon on Mount Wutai
âDewei Zhang
Part 2: Pilgrims and Sacred Sites
â5âA Japanese Pilgrimâs Visit to Wutai in the Winter of
âRobert Borgen
â6âThe Pilgrimage Account of Duke MiγvaÄir of AlaÅ¡a to Mount Wutai in
âIsabelle Charleux
â7âVisions in Translation: A Qing-Gelukpa Guidebook to Mount Wutai
âWen-shing Chou
â8âMount Wutai and MañjuÅrÄ« in Old Uigur Buddhism
âPeter Zieme
â9âHow Important is Mount Wutai? Sacred Space in a Zen Mirror
âT.H. Barrett
Part 3: Changing Practices at Mount Wutai
â10âLama Nenghaiâs imprint on Mount Wutai: Sino-Tibetan Buddhism among the Five Plateaus since the 1930s
âEster Bianchi
â11âThe Pure Land Teachings of Fazhao and the MañjuÅrÄ« Cult of Mount Wutai
âSheng Kai
â12âFazhao Jin Bifeng, and Constructed Histories of Buddhist Chant and Music at Mount Wutai
âBeth Szczepanski
Part 4: Replicating Mount Wutai
â13âThe Legacy of the True Visage: The MañjuÅrÄ« Statues at Zhenrong yuan and Shuxiang si of Mount Wutai
âSun-ah Choi
â14âKhotan and Mount Wutai: The significance of Central Asian actors in the making of the mountain cult
âImre Hamar
â15âTransnational Mountain Cult, Local Religiopolitical and Economic Concerns: Mount Wutai and the Kamakura period miracle tales of ToÌnomine
âSusan Andrews
â16âThe Emergence of the âFive-Terrace Mountainâ Cult in Korea
âSangyop Lee
â17âFlying MañjuÅrÄ« and Moving Mount Wutai Towards the Xi Xia Period: As Seen from Dunhuang Caves
âWei-Cheng Lin
Index
This work will be of great interest to not only Buddhist Studies scholars but also individuals in fields including Religious Studies, History, and Asian Studies.