Protecting the Dharma through Calligraphy in Tang China
Protecting the Dharma through Calligraphy in Tang China

Author: Pietro De Laurentis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-11-29

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 1000488586

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This is a study of the earliest and finest collated inscription in the history of Chinese calligraphy, the Ji Wang shengjiao xu 集王聖教序 (Preface to the Sacred Teaching Scriptures Translated by Xuanzang in Wang Xizhi’s Collated Characters), which was erected on January 1, 673. The stele records the two texts written by the Tang emperors Taizong (599–649) and Gaozong (628–683) in honor of the monk Xuanzang (d. 664) and the Buddhist scripture Xin jing (Heart Sutra), collated in the semi-cursive characters of the great master of Chinese calligraphy, Wang Xizhi (303–361). It is thus a Buddhist inscription that combines Buddhist authority, political power, and artistic charm in one single monument. The present book reconstructs the multifaceted context in which the stele was devised, aiming at highlighting the specific role calligraphy played in the propagation and protection of Buddhism in medieval China.

Protecting the Dharma through Calligraphy in Tang China
Protecting the Dharma through Calligraphy in Tang China

Author: Pietro De Laurentis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1000488640

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This is a study of the earliest and finest collated inscription in the history of Chinese calligraphy, the Ji Wang shengjiao xu 集王聖教序 (Preface to the Sacred Teaching Scriptures Translated by Xuanzang in Wang Xizhi’s Collated Characters), which was erected on January 1, 673. The stele records the two texts written by the Tang emperors Taizong (599–649) and Gaozong (628–683) in honor of the monk Xuanzang (d. 664) and the Buddhist scripture Xin jing (Heart Sutra), collated in the semi-cursive characters of the great master of Chinese calligraphy, Wang Xizhi (303–361). It is thus a Buddhist inscription that combines Buddhist authority, political power, and artistic charm in one single monument. The present book reconstructs the multifaceted context in which the stele was devised, aiming at highlighting the specific role calligraphy played in the propagation and protection of Buddhism in medieval China.

The Development of Chinese Calligraphy in Relation to Buddhism and Politics During the Early Tang Era
The Development of Chinese Calligraphy in Relation to Buddhism and Politics During the Early Tang Era

Author: Ruth Sheng

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Chapter 5 introduces Dunhuang manuscripts, using these Buddhist scriptures written on silk and paper to reconstruct a dynamic relationship between celebrated masters and lesser-known copyists based on stylistic connections. These manuscripts also offer the means to reconcile the value of reproductions relative to originals in the dissemination of calligraphy. Chapter 6 discusses the motivation and high productivity of sutra copyists, whose efforts democratized Chinese calligraphy but have not yet received the full attention they deserve.

Critical Readings on Tang China
Critical Readings on Tang China

Author: Paul W. Kroll

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-01-14

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 9004380205

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The Tang dynasty, lasting from 618 to 907, was the high point of medieval Chinese history, featuring unprecedented achievements in governmental organization, economic and territorial expansion, literature, the arts, and religion. Many Tang practices continued, with various developments, to influence Chinese society for the next thousand years. For these and other reasons the Tang has been a key focus of Western sinologists. This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. The articles and book chapters included here are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.

A Narrative on Calligraphy by Sun Guoting - Translated by KS Vincent POON and Kwok Kin POON Revised and Enchanced Edition
A Narrative on Calligraphy by Sun Guoting - Translated by KS Vincent POON and Kwok Kin POON Revised and Enchanced Edition

Author: Kwan Sheung Vincent Poon

Publisher: Senseis

Published: 2019-03-14

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9781989485101

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A Narrative on Calligraphy (Shu Pu, 書譜) was written in 687AD by Tang dynasty calligrapher Sun Guoting (孫過庭). This book provides readers a line-by-line, annotated and comprehensive English translation of A Narrative on Calligraphy. Further, various fundamental mistakes found in previous English translations are detailed and discussed.

Diamond Sutra Narratives
Diamond Sutra Narratives

Author: Chiew Hui Ho

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-07-08

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 9004406727

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In Diamond Sutra Narratives, Chiew Hui Ho explores Diamond Sutra devotion and its impact on medieval Chinese religiosity, uncovering the complex social history of Tang lay Buddhism through the laity’s production of parasutraic narratives and texts.