Journal of Korean Religions, Vol. 6, No. 1, Pure Land Buddhism in Korea (April 2015), pp. 13-36 (24 pages) Although the cult of Amitābha was the representative form of Pure Land belief in Korean ...

On Sept 9, AD 690 the south gate tower of the royal palace in Luoyang had witnessed an unprecedented historic event, as Wu Zetian announced the change of dynasty from Tang to Zhou and became China's ...

The Eastern Buddhist, NEW SERIES, Vol. 47, No. 1 (2016), pp. 1-28 (28 pages) An Kyehyōn 安啟賢. 1956. “P’algwanhoe ko” 八關會考 (Study of the Assembly of the Eight Prohibitions). Tongguk sahak 東國史學 4, pp. 31 ...

Buddha Maitreya enjoys high popularity among Buddhists in China. He is regarded as a Buddha of the Future to succeed Shakyamuni, living in the palace of Tuṣita. Maitreya is typically pictured as ...

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