Ten Virtues of Loudly Invoking the Name of Amitābha
Stein Tibetan 724 and an Aspect of Chinese Nianfo Practice in Tibetan Dunhuang
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3961862 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan A Silk (0000-0002-9796-1021, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 137 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | American Oriental Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7817/jameroriesoci.137.3.0473 |
| OpenAlex | W2774085696 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Stein Tibetan 724 was earlier identified as a list of virtues of the Buddha Amitābha. A new reading of the document and identification of its Chinese source allow its re-identification instead as a list of the virtues of invoking the Buddha Amitābha in a loud voice. The article offers a corrected transcription of the manuscript, presents and examines possible sources, and suggests the most plausible proximate original for the Tibetan translation, briefly exploring the practice of loud invocation as a Buddhist practice in medieval Dunhuang
Tibetan medicine · Traditional medicine · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Medicine · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |