The Eminent Monk: Buddhist Ideals in Medieval Chinese Hagiography

by John Kieschnick

In an attempt to reconstruct an elusive aspect of the medieval Chinese imagination, The Eminent Monk examines biographies of Chinese Buddhist monks, from the uncompromising ascetic to the unfathomable wonder-worker.

While analyzing images of the monk in medieval China, the author addresses some questions encountered along the way: What are we to make of accounts in "eminent monk" collections of deviant monks who violate monastic precepts?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824818415
• ISBN13: 9780824818418
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"