Download or read book Worldly Saviors and Imperial Authority in Medieval Chinese Buddhism written by April D. Hughes and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although scholars have long assumed that early Chinese political authority was rooted in Confucianism, rulership in the medieval period was not bound by a single dominant tradition. To acquire power, emperors deployed objects and figures derived from a range of traditions imbued with religious and political significance. Author April D. Hughes demonstrates how dynastic founders like Wu Zhao (Wu Zetian, r. 690–705), the only woman to rule China under her own name, and Yang Jian (Emperor Wen, r. 581–604), the first ruler of the Sui dynasty, closely identified with Buddhist worldly saviors and Wheel-Turning Kings to legitimate their rule. During periods of upheaval caused by the decline of the Dharma, worldly saviors arrived on earth to quell chaos and to rule and liberate their subjects simultaneously. By incorporating these figures into the imperial system, sovereigns were able to depict themselves both as monarchs and as buddhas or bodhisattvas in uncertain times. In this inventive and original work, Hughes traces worldly saviors—in particular Maitreya Buddha and Prince Moonlight—as they appeared in apocalyptic scriptures from Dunhuang, claims to the throne made by various rebel leaders, and textual interpretations and assertions by Yang Jian and Wu Zhao. Yang Jian associated himself with Prince Moonlight and took on the persona of a Wheel-Turning King whose offerings to the Buddha were not flowers and incense but weapons of war to reunite a long-fragmented empire and revitalize the Dharma. Wu Zhao was associated with several different worldly savior figures. In addition, she saw herself as the incarnation of a Wheel-Turning King for whom it was said the Seven Treasures manifested as material representations of his right to rule. Wu Zhao duly had the Seven Treasures created and put on display whenever she held audiences at court. The worldly savior figure allowed rulers to inhabit the highest role in the religious realm along with the supreme role in the political sphere. This incorporation transformed notions of Chinese imperial sovereignty, and associating rulers with a buddha or bodhisattva continued long after the close of the medieval period.

Download or read book Raymond and Me written by Dan Reynolds and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This courageous and lyrical memoir chronicles the challenges of growing up gay in the seventies and eighties in Toronto, and how the enchanting discovery of first love can change the shape of a person’s life. Homophobia had robbed Dan of any hope of finding a man to fall in love with...until he met Raymond. It was love at first sight. Though their relationship was not without its challenges from the outside world, time and time again, love prevailed. Dan spent years going to great lengths to conceal every part of that relationship, living in the closet, and holding close the memories of his first relationship. But over time, he realized that he wanted to share their story. The heartfelt love they shared is a beacon of hope and reminder to everyone that love can win out over hatred.

Download or read book Guided by Moonlight written by L.A. Kirchheimer and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures continue in the third book of the Charity Graves series. Keith Nova goes on a mission with his father and archnemesis to rescue his missing brother, Mark, based on a new lead. Charity Graves discovers that the last living Dusklord and true heir to the Realm of Darkness is still alive. She must travel to a habitable moon with Zerena and Hunter to find the princess before it's too late. Brynn Eldershadow, queen of the Realm of Darkness, is the true threat. She openly attacks Earth to destroy Mystic Woods Funeral Home, along with its leader, Joseph Graves. Supernaturals and humans will have to set aside their animosities and find a way to band together to protect their home.

Download or read book Moonlight Savior written by Jessica Coulter Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ramsey has returned to Ashton Grove with Luna. They're only friends, but she wants to be much more, and she isn't shy about letting people know. Knowing that Ramsey doesn't want her, Luna will stop at nothing to make him her own.But Ramsey has someone else in mind as his mate. When he meets his best friend's sister, he can't take his eyes off her. While having Harper by his side is wonderful, they have a bumpy road ahead of them. Especially when a werewolf from her past moves to Ashton Grove.

Download or read book Dust and Moonlight written by Keta Diablo and published by Keta Diablo. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kira Barton is a criminal profiler and Private Investigator. While investigating the deaths of four young women, the serial killer traps her in an abandoned building. With the phantom of death hovering over her, she's saved by an ethereal woman from another realm. Now she's running for her life from wild boars, shape-shifting panthers, masked assassins and a decadent Prince intent on saving her. Together, they battle an army of hardened warriors bent on destroying the kingdom of Locke Cress. But how do they fight this all-consuming love between them---a love that transcends time and crosses all boundaries?

Download or read book The Journal of Albion Moonlight written by Kenneth Patchen and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of violent fury and compassion, written when Surrealism was still vigorous and doing battle with psychotic "reality," The Journal of Albion Moonlight is the American monument to engagement.

Download or read book Little Red Ryder Wolfe written by Jessica Coulter Smith and published by JCS Books. This book was released on 2017-02-12 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having witnessed her ex commit murder, Saxen Blake is on the run. Stowing away in the back of an unknown truck, she can only hope that it will take her far away from Martin and the certain death she faces if he catches her. She just didn't count on the sexy wolf who owns the vehicle. Dr. Ryder Wolfe is taken aback when he finds the pregnant and bloody Saxen in the bed of his truck, but he knows he'll stop at nothing to save her. One sniff is all he needs to know that he wants to keep her. But first, he has to eliminate the threat to her life. He took a vow to save lives, but some people are better off dead.

Download or read book Legendaries written by Miral Elmanaseer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moonlight Parker thinks she lives in a normal world, unaware of the magic that runs in her blood. Minu Ginger is the victim of a tragic past, in which a war took both her parents. When Moonlight gets a visit from Minu —her newly assigned unicorn— she’s introduced to a world she’s never imagined. Harmony is a magical place in the clouds where unicorns, dragons, and magical beings called Petunians live alike, unknown to humankind. Minu is the ruler of Harmony and has now introduced Moonlight to the future she will lead at Manona High, a school of magic in the clouds. Moonlight is to study the magic in her blood at Manona High, and she learns how to control the powers within her Strixcus —the relic she uses to perform magic. But it all goes downhill when Minu reveals to Moonlight her dark past, and the brother she used to have. Guller Ginger is the monster who struck a war against the rest of Harmony. He rallied up all Dark Unicorns —the bloody creatures who are the only enemies known to Harmony— in an attempt to take over Harmony, and murder his own sister. When bodies start dropping dead at Manona High, Moonlight can’t take it anymore. The abnormal magic, the dead bodies, and the murderer out to get her and her friends are too much for her. But when Guller reveals his return, hell reigns glory over the surface of the clouds, and it's obvious that he’s coming for Moonlight —the only Maroon Petunian alive other than Guller himself. The hunt for the Noble Ruby begins, and now Moonlight has to stay and fight. It's a race against time, magic, and Guller himself. Bodies drop dead, betrayal is in the air, and history is bound to repeat itself.

Download or read book Bloody Moonlight 6 written by Becca Fanning and published by Gizmo Media. This book was released on with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I thought I wanted normal—typical Chicago days, sipping green tea in the breakroom at Feedworthy, my relentless yet rewarding job. But normal flew out the window the day my city turned into a zombie nightmare, courtesy of a necromancer with a vendetta. Now, he’s supposedly banished, and I should feel safe, right? Wrong. Every chill in the wind whispers of magic and danger, and every shadow holds a secret, including the new ones in my own heart. Navigating love has never been trickier. Eddie and Vic are as complex as they are charismatic, pulling me deeper into the night world I vowed to keep at arm's length. Yet, here I am, caught in a web of passion, power, and peril, questioning what it means to love when eternity is at stake. Just as I think I can balance it all, a sinister plot surfaces, threatening to unleash chaos across Chicago, and guess who's caught in the middle? Yep, me—Stacey, your not-so-average journalist with a knack for getting into supernatural messes.

Download or read book Moonlight in the Sand written by Delaney Morse and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moonlight in the Sand is a collection of poems. I wrote from my heart, so these words are my emotions, thoughts, and dreams sitting on the pages before you. I write a lot about the night, because to me, the night is more than just a time of day - its a feeling, and a living thing and more than anything, an escape. During the busy hours of the day there is too much to do and too little time, but during the night there is nothing to do, nothing to fix, and nothing to break. The world is quiet, and if youve ever stood in the night, the true night, than you know how powerful silence is. In the moment when you can hear your own heart beat you realize that the night is a creature too. Its heart hangs in the sky above you, reflecting pale moonlight on to the sand, and that makes you feel something powerful enough to write about.

Download or read book Moonlight By My Light Book One Werewolf Shifter Romance written by Mac Flynn and published by Crescent Moon Studios, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-10-31 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the completed five-book werewolf series! A dark city with darker secrets. A handsome billionaire who hides his true face. One innocent woman thrust into one giant mess of a paranormal world. One fateful encounter with a beast of legend pushes Gwen Rogers into the realm of myths and magic. She’s captured by a man obsessed with the creatures of that world. Her new world. Now she must find a way to free herself from both his clutches and the curse that threatens to take everything away from her. Looking for other sensual werewolf reads? Try out some of my other series! Alpha Blood: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Z1tmAwAAQBAJ Alpha Mated: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=NMuHDAAAQBAJ Beast Billionaire: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1yGmDQAAQBAJ By My Light: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Y-fHCgAAQBAJ Desired by the Wolf: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=QW34AwAAQBAJ Falling For A Wolf: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=EOARBgAAQBAJ Garden of the Wolf: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=LB0kCQAAQBAJ Highland Moon: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=FwwzCwAAQBAJ In the Loup: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=j4TTAgAAQBAJ Luna Proxy: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=3_f7CwAAQBAJ Marked By the Wolf: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=_ReTBQAAQBAJ The Moon and the Stars: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=rriCDwAAQBAJ Moon Chosen: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ASPHCQAAQBAJ Moon Lovers: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=OIz4AgAAQBAJ Oracle of Spirits: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1hh0CwAAQBAJ Scent of Scotland: Lord of Moray: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1hh0CwAAQBAJ Shadow of the Moon: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=aqv1CQAAQBAJ Sweet & Sour: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=oLs7DQAAQBAJ Wolf Lake: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=85NDBAAAQBAJ KEYWORDS: new adult, mystery, paranormal, supernatural, fantasy, folklore, folktale, folk tale, legend, legends, myth, myths, action adventure, action, adventure, second chances, comedy, humor, horror, free, freebie, free book, free books, book, books, free ebook, ebook, free novel, rich, quick read, read, short, serial, series, college, funny, female protagonist, novel, secret, suspense, thriller, alpha male, literature, story, stories, hero, fiction, box, box set, boxed, boxed set, romance, free romance, free romance ebook, free romance ebooks, free romance book, free romance books, billionaire, wealthy, millionaire, women's fiction, racy, legal, free romance novel, free romance books, billionaire romance, seduction, sexy, sensual, urban, contemporary, 21st century, current, historical, past, demon, werewolf, shifter, shapeshifter, transform, wolf, sorcery, magic, detective, sleuth, mermaid, pheonix, witch, wizard, gargoyle, leprauchan, gremlin, ghost, spirit, phantom

Download or read book Magnolia Magick written by Jessica Coulter Smith and published by JCS Books. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesse has been dead for nearly one hundred years, but he's never met anyone like Lissa before. One look at her and feelings he'd long thought dead and buried rise to the surface. He wants nothing more than to take her into his arms and kiss her senseless. When Lissa meets a guy who seems perfect but ends up breaking her heart, Jesse is there for her in every way that he can be. As the two become closer, they realize that anything is possible with a little bit of magick. **Newly edited & new cover 2022 -- content remains the same**

Download or read book A Moon s Mystic Journey written by James E Boston IV and published by King James Publishing Group. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s on the run for her life. All she wanted to do was prove her high school bullies wrong by becoming a famous pop star. She buried the past and looked to the future. Little did she know the past would come back to haunt her. Dark Moonwish is a young woman with a lot on her plate. She lives in a Conformist Kingdom and is heavily criticized and harassed for her unique culture and beliefs. She has to help her only lifelong friend on her journey of self-discovery. She is trying to accomplish her aspirations of becoming a pop star. She is trying to avoid being captured because she’s wanted for murder. Will this young woman overcome her obstacles and accomplish her goals? We’ll see on this magical journey full of laughter, discovery, and struggles. In a dark, lonely world, the only guidance that she has is the moon’s light.

Download or read book Adaptations of Mental and Cognitive Disability in Popular Media written by Whitney Hardin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining representations of mental difference, this collection focuses on the ways that adaptations (including remakes, reboots, and other examples of remixed narratives) can shape and shift the social contexts and narratives we use to define mental disability. The movement of narratives across media via adaptation, or within media but across time and space in the case of remakes and reboots, is a common tactic for revitalization, allowing storytellers to breathe new life into tired narratives, remedying past inaccuracies and making them accessible and relevant for contemporary audiences. Thus, this collection argues that adaptation provides a useful tool for examining the constraints or opportunities different media impose on or afford narratives, or for measuring shifts in ideology as narratives move across cultures or through time. Further, narrative functions within this collection as a framework for examining the ways that popular media exerts rhetorical power, allowing for deeper understandings of the ways that mental disability is experienced by differently situated individuals, and revealing relationships with broader social narratives that attempt to push definitions of disability onto them.

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Download or read book From the Moon I Watched Her written by Emily English Medley and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Regional Fiction, Religious Fiction, and Best Cover Design Named by BuzzFeed as one of Winter 2021's Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Books and Top 10 New Books To Add To Your Reading List! It’s hot, Texas, and the year 1977. Jimmy Carter is in office. The Walters are a good, churchgoing family who stand for holiness, purity, grace, and Christian love. Except when they don't. Family patriarch and fanatic preacher, Victor Black, knows many things for sure, including the fact that abortion is murder and should be punishable by death--a position he defends live in a televised debate. Black’s youngest granddaughter, Stephanie Walters, sits in the front row wearing her frilly Sunday dress, listening carefully to every word. But it doesn't take long for cracks to appear in the Walters upstanding family facade. Stephanie's mother, Lily, begins telling unsettling stories about having a baby who died, and her story keeps changing. It’s clear Lily has a secret--one that righteous Victor Black would kill her for if he knew. This family secret burns more than the lies . . . From the Moon I WatchedHer is a coming-of-age tale about the skeletons that lurk under church pews and the little girl who goes looking for and finds them. Amid the dark and quirky terrain of camp revivals, burning crosses, and public shunnings, one child from the Southern Churches of Christ cries out.