Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra

Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra
Title Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra PDF eBook
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Release 2021-09
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ISBN 9781943211449

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Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra details the practices of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva across many past lives as he plants the seed of cultivation and makes deep, profound vows to guide all beings to awakening before he attains bodhi, vowing not to rest until all the hells are empty.

Flora of China: Myrsinaceae through Loganiaceae

Flora of China: Myrsinaceae through Loganiaceae
Title Flora of China: Myrsinaceae through Loganiaceae PDF eBook
Author Peter Hamilton Raven
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Pages 344
Release 1999
Genre Botany
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Beginner's Chinese

Beginner's Chinese
Title Beginner's Chinese PDF eBook
Author Yong Ho
Publisher Hippocrene Books
Pages 208
Release 2005-03
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 9780781810951

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This popular introduction to Mandarin Chinese is now accompanied by 2 audio CDs covering each of the ten lessons with a special section devoted to the Pinyin dialect. Each lesson uses dialogues to teach the basics of grammar, vocabulary, everyday speech, and the written language. Exercises reinforce the material covered in the dialogues, and each lesson ends with a 'Cultural Insights' section that offers a deeper view into the Chinese people. Their way of thinking and the constants of their daily life.

Flora of China

Flora of China
Title Flora of China PDF eBook
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Pages 758
Release 2006
Genre Botany
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Handbook for Pinyin Romanization of Chinese Proper Names

Handbook for Pinyin Romanization of Chinese Proper Names
Title Handbook for Pinyin Romanization of Chinese Proper Names PDF eBook
Author United States. Joint Publications Research Service
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Pages 40
Release 1978
Genre Chinese language
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Flora of China: Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae

Flora of China: Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae
Title Flora of China: Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae PDF eBook
Author Zhengyi Wu
Publisher
Pages 536
Release 2001
Genre Botany
ISBN 9787030098160

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Women, Gender, and Sexuality in China

Women, Gender, and Sexuality in China
Title Women, Gender, and Sexuality in China PDF eBook
Author Ping Yao
Publisher Routledge
Pages 206
Release 2021-12-30
Genre History
ISBN 1317237501

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Women, Gender and Sexuality in China: A Brief History serves as a focal textbook for undergraduate courses on women, gender, and sexuality in Chinese history. Thematically structured, it surveys important aspects of gender systems and gender practices throughout Chinese history, from the earliest period to the modern era. Topics include the concept of yin-yang, life course and gender roles, kinship systems and family structure, marriage practices, sexuality, women’s work and daily life, as well as gender in Chinese mythology, religions, medicine, art, and literature. In narrating how various traditions and practices were formed and evolved throughout Chinese history, this textbook draws heavily on personal stories and historical records. Features in this textbook include: Primary source sections for each chapter, introducing students to types of documents that have been used by scholars in conducting research Thirty-three translated texts of various genres, including epitaph, bronze inscription, medical text, imperial edict, legal case, family letter, ghost story, divorce paper, poetry, autobiography, etc. Dedicated biography sections for five distinguished women Offering richly layered accounts of women, gender, and sexuality, this textbook is essential reading for students of Chinese history, gender in world history, or the comparative history of gender.