The <i>Dhāraṇī</i> Coffin from the Nongso Tomb and the Cult of Shattering Hell during the Koryŏ Dynasty
Inscriptions of Buddhist mantras and <i>dhāraṇīs</i> were interred in Chinese tombs on behalf of the deceased from the Tang dynasty onward as the fear of postmortem judgment and punishment in the ten courts of hell became firmly rooted. This notion of the afterlife and the practice of en...
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/1/121 |