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The Study on Kuan-yin Tzu-lin Chi
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This paper aims to analyze Kuan-yin Tzu-lin Chi (Compassionate Grove of Kuan-yin) compiled by Hung-tsan in Ching Dynasty. One part of Kuan-yin Tzu-lin Chi includes eleven pieces of classics related to Kuan-yin, and the other part contains kan-ying (stimulus and response) tales, composed of two subsections. The latter part of Kuan-yin Tzu-lin Chi involves 154 kan-ying tales about Kuan-yin (including nine tales from India), which were collected from Ch`in Ch\ue2\ub2in to Ching Dynasty and recorded on 26 pieces of Chinese literature. In these tales, people chanted the name of Kuan-yin or recited The Heart Sutra, Kuan-yin Ching (Chapter of Universal Gateway), or The Great Compassionate Dharani to meet their practical needs in life.
This paper includes six chapters, and the method adopted is literature analysis. First of all, the derivation of the worship in Kuan-yin and the popularity of such belief among the Asian world are discussed. Subsequently, accounts are given that from possessing the conferral by the Buddha of the prediction of the attainment of Buddhahood in the future, Kuan-yin has been kind and compassionate to the end of all time. In addition, Kuan-yin has vowed to benefit the sentient beings, be profoundly compassionate, and build the relationship in the secular world. In order to save all sentient beings and manifest physically, Kuan-yin can give practical benefits to them, including invoking the name, satisfying two kinds of seeking, deleting three basic evil afflictions, solving eight difficulties, and creating fourteen fearlessness. To prove Kuan-yin\ue2s benevolent power, the kan-ying tales from Kuan-yin Tzu-lin Chi, Kuan-yin Chi-yen Chi, and other literature are cited. Apart from that, with the progress of the Buddha\ue2s teaching, and the extension of kan-ying tales about Kuan-yin, research on Kuna-yin\ue2s impact on literature and Buddhism is conducted to verify the Universal Gateway belief in \ue2Great kindness is to build absolute trust for all the sentient beings, and great compassion is to save them.\ue
Queer Theology and Kuan-Yin Devotion
No full text지난 수십년간 기독교 신학은 새로운 사상들의 유입과 함께 억눌려왔던 다양한 목소리들이 분출하면서 다채로운 면모들을 드러내왔다. 해방신학의 기치 아래 등장한 라틴아메리카 신학, 흑인신학, 페미니스트 신학, 우머니스트 신학, 장애신학, 제삼세계 신학, 레즈비언/게이 신학 등은 전통적 신학이 사실상 보편담론이 아니라 세계적 지배권을 행사하며 배타적 규범들을 작동시키는 특정한 세력의 담론에 불과함을 폭로해왔다. 퀴어신학은 이러한 도전들의 가장 첨단에 있으면서 기존의 도전들에도 도전을 던지는 가장 급진적이고 전복적인 신학이다. 퀴어신학은 흔히 성적 소수자들만을 위한 주변적 신학이거나 레즈비언/게이, 바이섹슈얼, 트랜스젠더 신학 등을 종합하는 포괄적 범주의 신학으로 여겨지는 경향이 있지만 이는 정확한 이해가 아니다.This paper explores Kuan-yin devotion from a queer perspective to suggest its innovative possibilities to transform traditional Buddhism with reference to queer theology. The author argues that Kuan-yin as a queer bodhisattva has the potential to transform Buddhism in the same way as the queer Christ transforms Christianity. Four conceptual themes for the queer Bodhisattva Kuan-yin are suggested. First, body and incarnationality, Queer theology is an incarnated, body theology which claims that the divine left the heaven and entered flesh once and for all. Christ is seen as fully embodied and to celebrate embodied life
Kuan-yin-ching Painting Owned by the Hondoji
Get PDFThe Kuan-yin-ching painting owned by the Hondoji Temple presently consists of two hanging scrolls, each measuring 124.6cm in height and 90.1 cm in width. The continuity of the composition indicates that they originally formed a single-scroll painting. The theme is based on the twenty-fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra (Kuan-yin-ching) and represented by twenty ecclesiastic scenes. Cartouches are placed within the composition, where parts of the prose and verse in the chapter are written in ink.
As for the selection of the scenes, what is interesting about this painting is that all of the scenes in the verse that are concerning the salvation from various sufferings are depicted. From the prose, the thirty-three transformations of Avalokiteśvara and abundant benefits and liberation from greed conferred by Avalokiteśvara are picturized.
Rather conservative painting technique of the combination of underdrawing, colouring and finish with ink is employed. Texture strokes in ink are not used, even in detail. The colour scheme reflects a Chinese flavour, characterised by the floridity, which is different from the mode of colouring after the thirteenth century.
The painting had an inscription on the back, which was removed at the time of repairs. According to the inscription, the painting originally was kept as a treasure at certain Hōshakuji Temple, which is presumed to be the Hoshakuji located in
Ōyamazaki Town in the vicinity of Kyoto. It is interesting to note that the Avalikiteśvara figures in the painting are all eleven-headed Avalokiteśvara corresponding to the main statue of the Hōshakuji, made in the first year of the Tempuku Era (1233).
The earliest documented evidence of the belief of Kuan-yin-ching in the history of Japan took place in the first year of the Shuchō Era (686), when a lecture on it was held for the convalescence of the Emperor Temmu from his illness. The popularity of the belief has hitherto remained unabated.
Unlike the pictorial works depicting the twentyeight chapters of the Lotus Sutra, those limitted to the Kuan-yin-ching do not abound. So far the sole extant Japanese example has been the handscroll painting of Kuan-yin-ching in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose colophon bears the execution date of the first year of the Shōka Era (1257). While this handscroll painting of Kuan- yin-ching is a copy of a Chinese printed version, the hangingscroll painting in question is not based on any other compositions. This renders the painting extremely valuable in the comparative study with Chinese made illustrations of the twenty-fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra.
As for the dating, the author assumes this Kuan-yin-ching painting to have been executed in the third quarter of the thirteenth century.journal articl
Phonetic study of the Yu-lin dialect
Get PDFYu-lin, my home town, is a district in the Shensi Province. The dialect spoken in this district is generally considered to be North western Mandarin. However, as Yu-lin is situated north of Shensi, close to the border of Inner Mongolia, its dialect is not similar to that of the central part of Shensi and Shansi, such as those of Kuan-chung and Hua-yin. Rather, it is close to the system of Northern Mandarin
Phonetic study of the Yu-lin dialect.
Get PDFYu-lin, my home town, is a district in the Shensi Province. The dialect spoken in this district is generally considered to be Northwestern Mandarin. However, as Yu-lin is situated north of Shensi, close to the border of Inner Mongolia, its dialect is not similar to that of the central part of Shensi and Shansi, such as those of Kuan-chung and Hua-yin. Rather, it is close to the system of Northern Mandarin
Tibetyrus formicarius Yin & Lin 2020, sp. nov.
No full textTibetyrus formicarius Yin & Lin, sp. nov. (Figs 1–3) Type material. HOLOTYPE: CHINA: ♂, ‘China: Xizang, Nyingchi, Gongbo'gyamda Co., Bahe Town, Jiare Vill., Jiarelongba, 30.0075º N, 93.7818º E, 3,485 m, 18.x.2019, Lin Y-J, TŨỮḔDZOiDZAEÙDZAEȐDZ’ (SNUC). PARATYTYPES: CHINA: 2 ♀♀, same collection data as holotype (SNUC). Description. Male (Fig. 1A). Body generally elongate, length (combined length of head, pronotum, elytra and abdomen) 3.71 mm, color uniformly reddish-brown; dorsal surface of whole body finely punctate, with short decumbent setae of elytra and abdomen slightly denser than those on head and pronotum. Head (Figs 1A, 2A) lengthily and bluntly triangular, length from anterior margin of clypeus to head base 0.71 mm, width across eyes 0.57 mm; vertexal foveae at level of midline of eyes; frons dilated apically, longitudinally and smoothly impressed between antennal tubercles; postocular margins rounded, with tufts of dense setae on each side; eyes moderately prominent, each composed of about 15 facets. Maxillary palpi (Fig. 1B) with short, evenly distributed sensillar setae. Antennae elongate (Fig. 1A), length 2.30 mm; antennomeres 1 (scapes) distinctly longer than 2 (pedicels) and 3 combined, but shorter than combined length of antennomeres 2 to 4, approximately 1.8× as long as wide, antennomeres 2 and 3 of similar size, antennomeres 4–6 longer than 2, successively wider, antennomeres 7 slightly wider than 6, transverse, antennomeres 8 slightly narrower and much shorter than 7, antennomeres 9–11 (Fig. 1C) strongly enlarged to form distinct clubs, 9 about three times as long as and twice as wide as 8, 10 much larger than 9, broadly and deeply excavated on ventral surface, 11 much smaller than 10 and slightly larger than 9, their bases strongly elongate and constricted to form long projections, which extend downwards to exceed over half of antennomeres 10, with disk-like protuberance near bases of projections, basal portions of antennomeres 11 also circularly impressed, within impressions one fovea-like setose pit, apices much broader than bases and rounded. Pronotum (Figs 1A, 2A) elongate, mid-length 0.76 mm, maximum width 0.66 mm, with slightly arcuate anterior and sinuate posterior margin, sides rounded at middle, then narrowing toward apex and subparallel in basal two-fifths. Elytra (Fig. 1A) much wider than long, length along suture 0.89 mm, maximum width 1.15 mm, posterior margin with row of dense setae that are longer than those on disc. Mesoventrite (Fig. 2B) strongly transverse, with thin ridges lateral to middle; metaventrite also transverse, with large, lamina-like postero-submedial projections, posterior margin of each projection strongly curved ventrally to form large spine; setae of meso- and metaventrite much denser and longer in lateral areas than at middle. Legs elongate, lacking modifications. Abdomen about as long as wide, widest at posterior margin of tergite 1 (IV), mid-length 1.35 mm, maximum width 1.28 mm. Sternite 7 (IX) (Fig. 2C) semi-membranous, elongate, with round apex and dense apical setae. Aedeagus (Fig. 2 D–F) elongate, length 0.62 mm, median lobe with large, nearly symmetric basal capsule, apical half strongly twisted, narrowing apicad, forming pointed apex; endophallus complex in structure, composed of one elongate, broad, curved and weakly sclerotized plate-like sclerite abruptly narrowed and acute at apex, one relatively broad and bi-sinuate sclerite narrowing from basal two-thirds to apex, and one much shorter and thinner elongate sclerite near middle; parameres reduced and symmetric, lacking apical setae. Female. General appearance similar to male; antennae shorter, clubs (Fig. 1D) unmodified; metaventrite lacking projections. Measurements (as for male): body length 3.50–3.71 mm, length/width of head 0.65–0.66/ 0.56 mm, pronotum 0.72–0.76/ 0.64–0.65 mm, elytra 0.85–0.91/ 1.15–1.19 mm, abdomen 1.27–1.39/ 1.33–1.36 mm, length of antennae 1.85 mm, antennomeres 1 approximately as long as 2–3 combined and 1.3× as long as wide; each eye composed of about 18 facets. Distribution. Southwestern China: Xizang. Biological and collection notes. The collection site is located near the entrance of a deep, north-south oriented valley named Jiarelongba, approximately 2 km north of Jiare Village, and 11 km west of Basongcuo Lake. The valley has abundant vegetation, with a broad pass and a creek on the west side (Fig. 3C, D). The field work was conducted at around 9:00 a.m. Two individuals of the pselaphid were first discovered in tunnels of an ant nest found under an approximately 30 cm 2 stone on the ground just beside the pass. Later a third individual was collected from another nest in the same area less than 50 m away. The host ant was later identified as a member of the genus Formica (Fig. 3A, B; S.-Y. Zhou & H. Ran, pers. comm.). The new species is apparently myrmecophilous because of the repeated circumstances of its collection, and it may possibly be a synoekete or a symphile due to the presence of what may be paired trichomes on the postocular margin. Similar trichomes of the head are commonly found in many myrmecophilous pselaphine genera, especially in the tribe Batrisini. The markedly constricted elytral base and loss of hind wings are typical for various myrmecophilous/termitophilous beetle groups. However, additional field observations are necessary to further reveal the biology of the new species. Etymology. The specific epithet recognizes the association between the new species and Formica ants.Published as part of Yin, Zi-Wei & Lin, Ye-Jie, 2020, Tibetyrus gen. nov., a new myrmecophilous Tyrini from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), pp. 131-137 in Zootaxa 4786 (1) on pages 133-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4786.1.10, http://zenodo.org/record/386494
sj-docx-1-cll-10.1177_09636897221133821 – Supplemental material for Synergic Effect of Combined Therapy of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Improving Locomotor Recovery After Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Rat Mainly Through Downregulating Inflammatory and Cell-Stress Signalings
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-cll-10.1177_09636897221133821 for Synergic Effect of Combined Therapy of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Improving Locomotor Recovery After Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Rat Mainly Through Downregulating Inflammatory and Cell-Stress Signalings by Tsung-Cheng Yin, Pei-Lin Shao, Kuan-Hung Chen, Kun-Chen Lin, John Y. Chiang, Pei-Hsun Sung, Shun-Cheng Wu, Yi-Chen Li, Hon-Kan Yip and Mel S. Lee in Cell Transplantation</p
Mosu Miller, Griswold & Yin 2009
No full textMosu Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 Mosu Miller, Griswold & Yin 2009: 51. Type species by original designation M. nujiang Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009: 52.Published as part of Lin, Yucheng & Li, Shuqiang, 2013, Five new minute orb-weaving spiders of the family Mysmenidae from China (Araneae), pp. 449-481 in Zootaxa 3670 (4) on page 450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3670.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/24921
Tibetyrus Yin & Lin 2020, gen. nov.
No full textTibetyrus Yin & Lin, gen. nov. Type species. Tibetyrus formicarius sp. nov. (here designated). Diagnosis. Head with relatively small vertexal and frontal foveae; maxillary palpi elongate and basally pedunculate, length of pedunculate portion successively shorter from palpomeres 2 to 4 (Fig. 1B). Pronotum with punctiform median- and small lateral antebasal foveae, with thin and shallow antebasal sulcus connecting foveae. Elytra short and strongly constricted at base, each with two small basal foveae. Visible tergites 1–4 (IV–VII) subequal at midlength. Legs with very short tarsomeres 1, and elongate tarsomeres 2 and 3. Description. Relatively large-sized for pselaphines, body length 3.5–3.7 mm. Head with frontal rostrum moderately long, relatively narrow, formed largely by slightly prominent antennal tubercles; with setose frontal and vertexal foveae; with 11 antennomeres, clubs formed by three apical antennomeres; lacking postantennal notches at lateral margins; lacking lateral postantennal pits, at position where pits occur there are five short and thickened semi-transparent setae; maxillary palpi with small, subtriangular palpomeres 1, palpomeres 2 pedunculate for basal three-fifths, gradually widening and then narrowing again to apices, palpomeres 3 pedunculate for short distance at bases, widening to and truncate at apices, palpomeres 4 enlarged and elongate, suboval, constricted at bases and broadest at basal two-fifths, apices round, lacking apical palpal cones; gula moderately swollen, gular foveae close in shared transverse opening. Pronotum elongate, broadest at apical third, with disc moderately convex; median antebasal fovea punctiform and nude, lateral antebasal foveae relatively small and setose; lateral procoxal foveae present, lacking paranotal carinae/sulci. Elytra subtrapezoidal, each elytron with two small but distinct setose basal foveae; broad, shallow discal striae extending posteriorly from outer basal fovea to apical four-fifths. Mesoventrite lacking median mesosventral fovea, with large lateral mesosventral foveae deeply forked internally, anterolateral mesosventral foveae absent; with large lateral mesocoxal foveae; single median metaventral fovea large and densely setose, posterior margin of metaventrite with looped notch at middle. Legs noticeably elongate, lacking distinct cuticular features; femora moderately thickened, broadest at middle; pro- and mesotibiae slightly curved medially, metatibiae slightly sinuate, all tibiae narrowed at bases and thickened to apices; tarsomeres 1 very short, tarsomeres 2 and 3 elongate, 2 moderately to slightly shorter than 3; pretarsal claws paired and curved at apices. Abdomen with tergites moderately convex, visible tergites 1–4 (IV–VII) subequal at mid-length, tergites 1–3 (IV–VI) each with transverse basal impression, 1–5 (IV–VIII) lacking mediobasal foveae, and each with pair of small basolateral foveae. Visible sternites 2–5 (IV–VII) each with deep basal sulcus, lacking mediobasal foveae, with two basolateral foveae. Males with modified antennae and metaventrite. Aedeagus with apical half of median lobe strongly asymmetric; parameres reduced and symmetric; dorsal diaphragm opening oval. Comparative notes. Among the Asian genera of Tyrini, Tibetyrus gen. nov. shares only with Megatyrus Hlaváč & Nomura the basally pedunculate maxillary palpi that lack apical cones on palpomeres 4. However, Tibetyrus gen. nov. differs from Megatyrus by numerous characters: 1) area between antennal tubercles much less impressed, not deeply sulcate, 2) much shorter pedunculate portion of maxillary palpomeres 3–4, 3) scapes longer than antennomeres 2–3 combined in male, subequal in length in female, 4) a different shape of the pronotum, 5) strongly reduced elytra and total loss of the hindwings, 6) tergites 1–4 (IV–VII) being subequal at their mid-length, 7) lack of a median carina on tergite 1 (IV), and 8) male sexual characters located on antennal clubs and metaventrite. In contrast, all Megatyrus species possess a deep to moderately deep median sulcus on the frons that separates the antennal tubercles, the pedunculate portions of maxillary palpomeres 3–4 are much longer, the scapes are shorter than the following two antennomeres combined in both sexes, the pronotum is broadest at the middle, the elytra have a very broad base, tergite 1 (IV) is as long as 2–3 (V–VI) combined, and with a median carina extends through the entire tergal length, and the male characters are located on the scapes and legs. Tibetyrus gen. nov. can be otherwise separated from all known Asian genera by the form of the maxillary palpi, together with the other external characters as well as the highly distinctive habitus. Etymology. The new generic name is a combination of ‘Tibet’ and ‘ Tyrus Aubé’ (type genus of Tyrini). The gender is masculine.Published as part of Yin, Zi-Wei & Lin, Ye-Jie, 2020, Tibetyrus gen. nov., a new myrmecophilous Tyrini from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), pp. 131-137 in Zootaxa 4786 (1) on pages 132-133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4786.1.10, http://zenodo.org/record/386494
The Relationship Between Pretend Play and Playfulness in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Date Presented 3/30/2017
This study explored the relationship between pretend play and playfulness in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Our findings suggest that it is important to assist children with ASD to engage in pretend play, for doing so could promote their internal experience of playfulness.
Primary Author and Speaker: Hsiu-Man Chiu
Additional Authors and Speakers: Kuan-Lin Chen
Contributing Authors: Ya-Chen Lee, Cheng-Te Chen, Chien-Ho Lin, Yu-Ching Lin</jats:p
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