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Part II explains the sponsored feast as a mechanism for lay-monastic interaction and merit-making. It also examines how Buddhists engaged with deities and spirit saints through remote invitations and ritual offerings. Part III focuses on \"scripts\" used for receiving the Eightfold Observance and conducting sponsored feasts, thus revealing their evolution from simple master-disciple interactions to complex communal events. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eObservances, Feasts, and Scripts\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for scholars interested in food-related religious practices and the history of Buddhism. Through its meticulous examination of Chinese, Pāli, Sanskrit, and Tibetan materials, the book offers a fresh perspective on Chinese Buddhism as an intercultural endeavor. It sheds light on relevant scholastic debates, the creation of apocrypha, translation strategies, and ritual innovations in medieval China. By moving beyond teleological frameworks such as Sinicization, it emphasizes the agency of cultural, doctrinal, and social factors in shaping these practices. Additionally, it engages with the cognitive dimensions of ritual and highlights ritual logic as a cross-cultural analytical lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369583653237,"sku":"9798880702428","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798880702428_ca370f8a-e287-48d2-8982-f79d74792194.jpg?v=1786033014"},{"product_id":"flood-resources-utilization-in-the-yangtze-river-basin","title":"Flood Resources Utilization in the Yangtze River Basin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is highly informative and carefully presented, providing scientific insights into the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eflood resources utilization in the Yangtze River Basin both for scholars and decision-makers. The book is for the purpose of analyzing the potential utilization of flood resources in the Yangtze River Basin and exploring effective ways to put forward the countermeasures against the risks. Major objectives of this book include: (1) revealing the characteristics of the inflow and the sediment variation in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, quantitatively evaluating the potential utilization of the flood resources in the Yangtze River and demonstrating the feasibility of its utilization in the Basin; (2) proposing the necessity and feasibility of utilizing the flood resources by the Three Gorges Project; (3) shedding new light on the characteristics of the flood resources, presenting different methods of flood resources utilization in different regions over the Basin and raising the overall risk-optimized strategies of the flood resources utilization in the Yangtze River; (4) analyzing the risk of flood resources utilization for the Three Gorges Project regarding flood control, sediment, ecology, etc., and putting forward the risk-optimized countermeasures of flood resources utilization for the Three Gorges Project.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57763197747573,"sku":"9789811581076","price":89.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789811581076.jpg?v=1794558272"},{"product_id":"risk-based-planning-and-operation-strategy-towards-short-circuit-resilient-power-systems","title":"Risk-Based Planning and Operation Strategy Towards Short Circuit Resilient Power Systems","description":"This book focuses on the comprehensive prevention and control methods for short-circuit faults in power systems. Based on the quantification method of power system short-circuit fault risk considering extreme meteorological disasters, this book carries out theoretical research on optimal control of power system short-circuit faults at the planning and operation levels. The establishment of a comprehensive index system for short-circuit safety level of large power grids from several sides and the realization of a panoramic display of consequences of short-circuit faults in power grids are one of the features of this book, which are especially suitable for readers interested in learning about short-circuit fault solutions in power systems. 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