Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra
Title | Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra PDF eBook |
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Pages | |
Release | 2021-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781943211449 |
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
Title | Flora of China: Myrsinaceae through Loganiaceae PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Hamilton Raven |
Publisher | |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Botany |
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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 |
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
Title | Flora of China PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 758 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Botany |
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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 |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Chinese language |
ISBN |
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 |
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 |
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.