Both Like and Unlike: Rebirth, Olfaction, and the Transspecies Imagination in Modern Chinese Buddhism
This essay considers the importance of the transspecies imagination for moral cultivation in contemporary Chinese Buddhism. Drawing on scriptural, theoretical, and fieldwork-based ethnographic data, it argues that olfaction—often considered the most “animalistic” of the...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-06-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/6/364 |