Avalokitesvara cult in Korean Buddhism
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Author
Hwang, Sang Jun See all items with this value
Date
2012
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies
Committee
Long, Darui
Guruge, Ananda W. P.
Mun, Chanju
Abstract
The Avalokiteśvara cult had succeeded in taking root in so many countries in East Asia. Avalokiteśvara cult was able to retain the devotion of the faithful because of the recommendations for worship found in the chapter on the bodhisattva of the Lotus Su tra that encourages people to invokaThe Avalokitesvara cult had succeeded in taking root in so many countries in East Asia. Avalokitesvara cult was able to retain the devotion of the faithful because of the recommendations for worship found in the chapter on the bodhisattva of the Lotus Sutra that encourages people to invoke the bodhisattva's matchless power of compassion. Therefore, there are countless stories and images of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist cultural sphere. It is of course true that Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was seen and understood differently by different people. It is also the case that different people sought different things from the deity.
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the Korean transformation of Avalokitesvara cult associated with a few key issues regarding Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara because the theoretical principles of the Avalokitesvara cult need to be reviewed critically within the context of the most recent scholarship on specific and actual religious respects. This dissertation aims to find the existence of a fairly homogeneous style of Avalokitesvara cult in Korea. Therefore, this dissertation discusses how the Avalokitesvara cult transformed Korean society with the development and transformation of Avalokitesvara cult in Korean history and the survey which shows Avalokitesvara cult found in contemporary Korean society. Also, this dissertation investigated the process of the indigenization of Avalokitesvara cult in Korea, China, Japan and Sri Lanka. Finally, this dissertation introduced the Korean Buddhist Cheontae Order, one of the major Buddhist orders in Korea, because it has represented as a major Buddhist order related to the Avalokitesvara cult.e the bodhisattva's matchless power of compassion. Therefore, there are countless stories and images of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in the Buddhist cultural sphere. It is of course true that Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was seen and understood differently by different people. It is also the case that different people sought different things from the deity.
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the Korean transformation of Avalokiteśvara cult associated with a few key issues regarding Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara because the theoretical principles of the Avalokiteśvara cult need to be reviewed critically within the context of the most recent scholarship on specific and actual religious respects. This dissertation aims to find the existence of a fairly homogeneous style of Avalokiteśvara cult in Korea. Therefore, this dissertation discusses how the Avalokiteśvara cult transformed Korean society with the development and transformation of Avalokiteśvara cult in Korean history and the survey which shows Avalokiteśvara cult found in contemporary Korean society. Also, this dissertation investigated the process of the indigenization of Avalokiteśvara cult in Korea, China, Japan and Sri Lanka. Finally, this dissertation introduced the Korean Buddhist Cheontae Order, one of the major Buddhist orders in Korea, because it has represented as a major Buddhist order related to the Avalokiteśvara cult.
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the Korean transformation of Avalokitesvara cult associated with a few key issues regarding Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara because the theoretical principles of the Avalokitesvara cult need to be reviewed critically within the context of the most recent scholarship on specific and actual religious respects. This dissertation aims to find the existence of a fairly homogeneous style of Avalokitesvara cult in Korea. Therefore, this dissertation discusses how the Avalokitesvara cult transformed Korean society with the development and transformation of Avalokitesvara cult in Korean history and the survey which shows Avalokitesvara cult found in contemporary Korean society. Also, this dissertation investigated the process of the indigenization of Avalokitesvara cult in Korea, China, Japan and Sri Lanka. Finally, this dissertation introduced the Korean Buddhist Cheontae Order, one of the major Buddhist orders in Korea, because it has represented as a major Buddhist order related to the Avalokitesvara cult.e the bodhisattva's matchless power of compassion. Therefore, there are countless stories and images of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in the Buddhist cultural sphere. It is of course true that Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was seen and understood differently by different people. It is also the case that different people sought different things from the deity.
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the Korean transformation of Avalokiteśvara cult associated with a few key issues regarding Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara because the theoretical principles of the Avalokiteśvara cult need to be reviewed critically within the context of the most recent scholarship on specific and actual religious respects. This dissertation aims to find the existence of a fairly homogeneous style of Avalokiteśvara cult in Korea. Therefore, this dissertation discusses how the Avalokiteśvara cult transformed Korean society with the development and transformation of Avalokiteśvara cult in Korean history and the survey which shows Avalokiteśvara cult found in contemporary Korean society. Also, this dissertation investigated the process of the indigenization of Avalokiteśvara cult in Korea, China, Japan and Sri Lanka. Finally, this dissertation introduced the Korean Buddhist Cheontae Order, one of the major Buddhist orders in Korea, because it has represented as a major Buddhist order related to the Avalokiteśvara cult.
Keywords
Religion See all items with this value
Philosophy See all items with this value
Avalokitesvara Cult See all items with this value
The chapter on the bodhisattva of the Lotus Sutra See all items with this value
Korean transformation of Avalokitesvara cult See all items with this value
Korean Buddhist Cheontae Order See all items with this value
Korean Buddhism See all items with this value
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara See all items with this value
Degree Granter
University of the West
ISBN
9781267370983