Signs from the Unseen Realm: Buddhist Miracle Tales from Early Medieval China

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Signs from the Unseen Realm Map prepared by Jacob Thornton classics in EasT asian BUDDHisM Signs from the Unseen Realm Buddhist Miracle Tales from Early Medieval China A translation and study by RoBERT FoRD caMpany a KURoDa insTiTUTE BooK University of Hawai‘i press Honolulu © 2012 Kuroda institute all rights reserved printed in the United states of america 17 16 15 14 13 12 6 5 4 3 2 1 library of congress cataloging-in-publication Data campany, Robert Ford, 1959signs from the unseen realm : Buddhist miracle tales from early medieval china / a translation and study by Robert Ford campany. p. cm. — (classics in East asian Buddhism) includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-0-8248-3602-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Wang, yan, 5th cent. Ming xiang ji. 2. Buddhist legends—china. 3. Miracles (Buddhism) i. Wang, yan, 5th cent. Ming xiang ji. English. ii. Title. iii. Title: Buddhist miracle tales from early medieval china. BQ5775.c6c36 2012 294.3’44320951—dc23 2011038216 The Kuroda institute for the study of Buddhism and Human Values is a nonprofit, educational corporation founded in 1976. one of its primary objectives is to promote scholarship on the historical, philosophical, and cultural ramifications of Buddhism, which it publishes, in association with the University of Hawai‘i press, in its studies in East asian Buddhism series. To complement these scholarly studies, the institute also makes available in the present series reliable translations of some of the major classics of East asian Buddhism. University of Hawai‘i press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the council on library Resources. Designed by santos Barbasa Jr. printed by sheridan Books, inc. Kuroda Institute Classics in East Asian Buddhism The Record of Tung-Shan William F. powell Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul’s Korean Way of Zen Robert E. Buswell Jr. The Great Calming and Contemplation: A Study and Annotated Translation of the First Chapter of Chih-i’s Mo-ho chih-kuan neal Donner and Daniel stevenson Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity: An Annotated Translation of Tsung-mi’s yüan jen lun with a Modern Commentary peter n. Gregory Zen in Medieval Vietnam: A Study and Translation of the Thiến Uyển Tập Anh cuong Tu nguyen Hōnen’s Senchakushū: Passages on the Selection of the Nembutsu in the Original Vow Senchakushū English Translation Project The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Codes in China: An Annotated Translation and Study of the changyuan qinggui yifa The Scriptures of Wŏn Buddhism: A Translation of Wŏnbulgyo kyojŏn with Introduction Bongkil chung Personal Salvation and Filial Piety: Two Precious Scroll Narratives of Guanyin and Her Acolytes Wilt l. idema Signs from the Unseen Realm: Buddhist Miracle Tales from Early Medieval China Robert Ford campany In memory of John R. McRae ...