The great state of white and high : Buddhism and state formation in eleventh-century Xia / Ruth W. Dunnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunnell, Ruth W., 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--China--History--960-1644.

Buddhism.

Buddhism and state--China.

Buddhism and state.

Tangut (Chinese people)--History.

Tangut (Chinese people).

China--History--Xi Xia dynasty, 1038-1227.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A major contribution to our understanding of the rise of the Tangut as a cultural and political unity." -Studies of Central and East Asian Religions"Ruth Dunnell's long-awaited book on Buddhism and Tangut state formation expands on themes raised in her earlier work on Tangut history, in particular, the place of Buddhism in the early Xia state officially founded by Li (Weiming) Yuanhao in 1038 and the role of the empress dowager regents in preserving that state against external and internal enemies." -China Review International

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Conventions

Xia Rulers and Reign Era Titles

Genealogy of Eleventh-Century Xia Dynastic Alliances

Brief Chronology of the Main Events in Xia History

Part 1. Buddhism in Eleventh-Century Xia

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

CHAPTER 2. Buddhism and Monarchy in the Early Tangut State

CHAPTER 3. Buddhism under the Regencies (1049-1099)

PART 2. The 1094 Stele Inscriptions from Liangzhou

CHAPTER 4. A History of the Dayun (Huguo) Temple at Liangzhou

CHAPTER 5. Annotated Translation of the 1094 Stele Inscriptions

CHAPTER 6 .Reading between the Lines: A Comparison and Analysis of the Tangut and Han Texts

CHAPTER 7. Conclusion

Appendices A. Photoreproductions of Rubbings of the 1094 Gantong Stûpa Stele Inscriptions

APPENDIX B. Chronology of Sources Recording or Discussing the Inscriptions on the Gantong Stûpa Stele

Abbreviations

Notes

A Select Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780824862718

0824862716

9780585344027

0585344027

OCLC:

70752644