Snake, Spell, Spirit, and Soteriology: The Birth of an Indian God Jiedi <named-content content-type="font-family:KaiTi">揭諦</named-content> in Middle-Period China (618–1279)
I introduce a Buddhist god named Jiedi, believed to be a personification of the renowned <i>gate</i> mantra in the <i>Heart Sūtra</i>. I argue for a complex genesis story where the transference of the <i>nāga</i>-taming function and aquatic setting from the rainma...
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MDPI AG
2023-10-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/10/1303 |