Two Precious Scroll Narratives of Guanyin and Her ... - Khamkoo

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Personal salvation and filial piety : two precious scroll narratives of
Guanyin and her acolytes / translated and with an introduction by
Wilt L. Idema.
p. cm.—(Classics in East Asian Buddhism)
Uniform title not available.
Includes bibliographical references
ISBN 978-0-8248-3215-5 (alk. paper)
1. Avalokitesvara (Buddhist deity) I. Idema, W. L. (Wilt L.)
BQ4710.A8P42 2008
294.3 0 422—dc22
2007043306
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