Kuan-yin - The Chinese Transformation of Avalokitesvara : The Chinese Transformation of Avalokitesvara

Preface ix Maps 28 Introduction 1(30) Scriptural Sources for the Cult of Kuan-yin 31(62) Indigenous Chinese Scriptures and the Cult of Kuan-yin 93(58) Miracle Tales and the Domestication of Kuan-yin 151(44) Divine Monks and the Domestication of Kuan-yin 195(28) Indigenous Inconographies and the Domestication of Kuan-yin 223(40) The Ritual of Great Compassion Repentance and the Domestication of the Thousand-handed and Thousand-eyed Kuan-yin in the Sung 263(30) Princess Miao-shan and the Feminization of Kuan-yin 293(60) P'u-t'o Shan: Pilgrimage and the Creation of the Chinese Potalaka 353(54) Feminine Forms of Kuan-yin in Late Imperial China 407(42) Venerable Mother: Kuan-yin and Sectarian Religions in Late Imperial China 449(38) Conclusion 487(24) Appendixes A. Stele Text of the ``Life of the Great Compassionate One'' 495(10) B. Chinese Women Pilgrims' Songs Glorifying Kuan-yin 505(6) Notes 511(44) Bibliography 555(40) Index and Glossary 595