The Scripture On The Ten Kings And The Making Of Purgatory In Medieval Chinese Buddhism by Stephen F. Teiser

The Scripture On The Ten Kings And The Making Of Purgatory In Medieval Chinese Buddhism

Stephen F. Teiser

368 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

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Between the seventh and ninth centuries, the Chinese mind became preoccupied with a concept of the afterlife that persists into modern times. To be reborn, the deceased must successfully negotiate passage through ten courts of law, each ruled by a...

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