The Shifting Narratives and Circling Bodhisattvas of Baoguo Si: A Study of Lay Buddhist Ritual at an Historic Temple on Mt. Emei, Sichuan China.

pilgrimage;Emei Shan;Baoguo Si;Chinese Buddhism;nianfo;cultural heritage;UNESCO;tourism;ritual;lay Buddhists;峨眉山;报国寺

Mullin, Tenzin L ; Baffelli, Erica ; Guthrie, Elizabeth

University of Otago

关键词: pilgrimage;    Emei Shan;    Baoguo Si;    Chinese Buddhism;    nianfo;    cultural heritage;    UNESCO;    tourism;    ritual;    lay Buddhists;    峨眉山;    报国寺;   

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来源: Otago University Research Archive

【 摘 要 】

China has an ancient tradition of sacred mountain pilgrimage. One of these sacred mountains is Emei Shan 峨嵋山, located in Sichuan province. For the past 1500 years Emei Shan has been associated with the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra普贤菩萨, and many monasteries have been built on and along its pilgrimage route. My research focuses on lay Buddhist ritual at Baoguo Si 报国寺, an ancient and prestigious temple located at the foot of the Mt Emei Shan. During the Ming Dynasty Baoguo Si was established under the name of the Huizong Tang 会总堂. Originally it served a different function; a temple established for dialogue and communal practice of Buddhists, Daoists and Confucians. During the Qing dynasty it was shifted to a new location, then was converted into a Buddhist temple, and Emperor Kangxi gave the temple its current name Baoguo Si. The temple was used by the Nationalist Army and then by Sichuan University during the Sino-Japanese wars. Like most Buddhist monasteries in China, Baoguo Si was