Mothers and Sons in Chinese Buddhism

Note on transliterations and abbreviations Texts analyzed in this volume 1. Buddhist propaganda 2. Confucian complexes 3. Nascent Buddhist filial piety 4. Mothers and sons in the beginning 5. Mothers and sons in the ghost festival 6. The Buddhist elite talk about mothers and sons 7. The Sutra on the Profound Kindness of Parents 8. Mu Lian and the ten kindnesses of the mother 9. Buddhist biology 10. Bifurcated mothers and other conclusions Notes Bibliography Character list Index.