Raoul Birnbaum holds a doctorate in Buddhism and Chinese Religions from Columbia University. He is now a member of the Department of Religion at Princeton University.
Foreword ix
Preface to the Revised Edition xiii
Acknowledgments xix
PART ONE
The Divine Healer in Buddhism: A Study of the Lapis Lazuli Radiance Buddha, Master of Healing
I. Concepts of Healing in Early Buddhism 3
II. The Bodhisattvas of Healing 24
III. The Lapis Lazuli Radiance Buddha, Master of Healing, and His Buddha Brothers 52
IV. Images, Meditations, and Ritual Worship 77
PART TWO
Translations from the Chinese Buddhist Canon
I. Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Contemplation of the Two Bodhisattvas, King of Healing and Supreme Healer, from the Chinese version of Kalayasas (ca. 424), T. XX, 1161 115
II. Preface to the Sutra on the Merits of the Fundamental Vows of the Master of Healing Tathagata, by Hui-chu (617), T. XIV, 449 149
III. Sutra on the Merits of the Fundamental Vows of the Master of Healing, the Lapis Lazuli Radiance Tathagata, from the Chinese version of Hsuan-tsang (650), T. XIV, 450 151
IV. Sutra on the Merits of the Fundamental Vows of the Seven Buddhas of Lapis Lazuli Radiance, the Masters of Healing, from the Chinese version of I-ching (707), T. XIV, 451 173
APPENDICES
I. Healing Agents in the Pali Canon 221
II. References to Bodhisattvas of Healing in the Chinese Buddhist Canon 224
III. References to the Buddha of Healing in the Chinese Buddhist Canon 228
IV. Chinese Character List 232
V. Seeking Longevity in Chinese Buddhism: Long Life Deities and Their Symbolism 238
Selected Bibliography 274
Index 280
Plates appear between pages 76 and 77.