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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
This cultural hybridity enabled the empress dowager to rule directly: On one hand, the Chinese court system rooted in the Han ...
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The wooden vertical palace of Buddha
The pagoda itself functions as a temple, making it a “vertical monastery” — or, as its name suggests, “The Palace of Buddha.” ...
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The Inscriptions and Features of the Yongle Bell
Astonishingly the bell was cast entirely with Buddhist sutras and incantations in Han and Sanskrit languages ... order of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. Besides, there are more than 100 ...
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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
This cultural hybridity enabled the empress dowager to rule directly: On one hand, the Chinese court system rooted in the Han dynasty had ... deeply familiar with Buddhism, a religion that they ...