published_or_final_version / Chinese / Master / Master of Philosophy

abstract / toc / Fine Arts / Master / Master of Philosophy

This thesis examines the visual images of Vimalakirti, an ancient Indian lay Buddhist, painted on the walls of the Buddhist cave complex at Dunhuang, Gansu province, between 581 and 1036. The sixty-nine Vimalakirti, paintings preserved at Dunhuang are a valuable source for the exploration of historical, religious, and artistic dimensions of wall paintings and sutras. These visual images, together with other textual sources such as sutras, commentaries, and inscriptions, suggest a variety of interesting questions: Why was this theme repeatedly represented? Do the images all have the same prototype? Is there a spiritual function contained in the layout of the caves and composition of the wall paintings? Did the meaning of these images change according to historical context? Did the patrons have a political scheme in mind when commissioning these devotional artworks? While it is difficult to provide definitive answers to all these questions, this thesis will attempt to clarify them and offer preliminary answers on the basis of available visual and textual sources. / The introduction of this thesis includes an overview of basic concepts related to wall paintings, a short history of the transmission of the Vimalakirti,-nirdesa Sutra, and a review of past scholarship on Vimalakirti, paintings and related subjects. The body of the thesis is divided into three main chapters. The first chapter describes the important visual representations of Vimalakirti, before the Sui dynasty. The second chapter of the thesis will provide an introduction to representations of Vimalakirti, at Dunhuang from the late sixth to the early eleventh centuries. The third chapter examines the social functions and symbolic meanings of the Vimalakirti, paintings at Dunhuang.

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Lee, Wun Sze Sylvia. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 261-268). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

李少恩. / "2002年1月" / 論文 (哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2002. / 參考文獻 (leaves 153-163) / 附中英文摘要. / "2002 nian 1 yue" / Li Shao'en. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2002. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 153-163) / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / 撮要 --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.iv / Chapter 1. --- 導言 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- 論題定義 / Chapter 1.2 --- 研究範圍與目的 / Chapter 1.3 --- 過去的研究概況 / Chapter 1.4 --- 研究方法 / Chapter 2. --- 香港粤曲創作史略 --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1 --- 班本時期：鴉片戰爭至十九世紀末（1840-1900) / Chapter 2.2 --- 「理想班本」時期：辛亥革命前後（1900-1920) / Chapter 2.3 --- 粤曲時期：省港大罷工前至中華人民共和國成立後（1920-1960) / Chapter 3. --- 當代香港社會與粤曲撰曲者 --- p.55 / Chapter 3.1 --- 當代香港社會與粤曲發展 / Chapter 3.2 --- 三位當代撰曲者的簡介 / Chapter 3.3 --- 小結 / Chapter 4. --- 當代香港粤曲的創作 --- p.83 / Chapter 4.1 --- 撰曲者對粤曲的已有知識及撰曲動機 / Chapter 4.2 --- 從構思到首演 / Chapter 4.3 --- 個案研究：一次粤曲首演的觀察 / Chapter 4.4 --- 小結 / Chapter 5. --- 當代香港粤曲的結構分析 --- p.109 / Chapter 5.1 --- 當代粤曲的音樂素材 / Chapter 5.2 --- 板腔音樂素材的運用 / Chapter 5.3 --- 「小曲」的選用 / Chapter 5.4 --- 小結 / Chapter 6. --- 結論 --- p.134 / Chapter 6.1 --- 總結 / Chapter 6.2 --- 當代香港粤曲撰曲者的創作路向 / Chapter 6.3 --- 當代香港粤曲撰曲者及作品的承傳 / Chapter 6.4 --- 進一步研究的建議 / 附錄 --- p.144 / 參考書目 --- p.153

Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 217-239). / Electronic reproduction. / Also available by subscription via World Wide Web / xv, 239 leaves, bound ill., map 29 cm

published_or_final_version / abstract / Pathology / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

by Chan Oi-hung Blanche and Ho Wing-Keung Patrick. / Includes questionnaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-148). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Background --- p.1 / Literature Review --- p.4 / Preview --- p.9 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.11 / Areas of Measurement --- p.11 / Time of Measurement --- p.12 / Measurement Tools and Sample --- p.12 / Interviews --- p.13 / Questionnaires --- p.13 / Sample --- p.14 / Design of Questionnaire --- p.16 / Chapter III. --- FINDINGS / RESULTS --- p.19 / Overall Scores --- p.19 / Perception of an Ideal Job --- p.19 / Ideal Job Vs Actual Job --- p.21 / Motivation --- p.24 / Meaning of Work (MOW) --- p.25 / "The Teller Job - Expectation, Perception and Their Differences" --- p.26 / "Life in Hong Kong - Expectation, Perception and Their Differences" --- p.27 / Categorization By Background Grouping --- p.28 / Motivation --- p.28 / Meaning of Work (MOW) --- p.30 / Chapter IV. --- DISCUSSION --- p.32 / Ideal Job --- p.32 / Ideal Job Vs Actual Job --- p.36 / Motivation --- p.41 / Meaning of Work (MOW) --- p.45 / Differences between Expectation and Perception of the Job in Hong Kong --- p.46 / Differences between Expectation and Perception of Life in Hong Kong --- p.52 / Adaptation in Job and Life --- p.57 / Limitation --- p.58 / Chapter V. --- RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.60 / Recruitment Process --- p.62 / Follow-Up Programme --- p.65 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION --- p.66 / APPENDIX --- p.68 / REFERENCES --- p.146 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.147

Dominic Yuk-Yu Yung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Bibliography: leaves 105-6. / Chapter 1. --- Focus of The Study --- p.3 / Chapter 2. --- Theoretical Perspectives --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1 --- On Cultural Studies --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2 --- On Culture Indicators --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3 --- On Synbolic Interactionism --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4 --- Realism/Formalism in Film Studies --- p.24 / Chapter 3. --- Hypotheses --- p.30 / Chapter 4. --- Research Method And Its Operationization --- p.35 / Chapter 4.1 --- Target Films and Data-sheet --- p.38 / Chapter 4.2 --- Interviews --- p.43 / Chapter 5. --- Findings --- p.47 / Chapter 5.1 --- Describing Background and Storyline Data --- p.48 / Chapter 5.2 --- Testing Hypothesis --- p.55 / Chapter 5.21 --- Testing Hypothesis H[1] --- p.55 / Chapter 5.22 --- Testing Hypothesis H[2] --- p.57 / Chapter 5.3 --- Adaptation/Acceptance by Sex --- p.60 / Chapter 6. --- Discussions And Observations --- p.64 / Chapter 6.1 --- """From Rivalry to Accomodation"" - A Necessary Passage to Integration" --- p.65 / Chapter 6.2 --- Adaptation and Acceptance of Female Samples --- p.69 / Chapter 6.3 --- Overall Remarks For Each Character --- p.72 / Chapter 7. --- Conclusion --- p.75 / Chapter Appendix I --- Research Papers & Studies on New Immigrants in HK since1982 --- p.80 / Chapter Appendix II --- 53 Target Films on Mainlanders Between1980-1990 --- p.82 / Chapter Appendix III --- Data-Sheet --- p.85 / Chapter Appendix IV --- Coding Sheet (Answers to Data-Sheet) --- p.92 / Chapter Appendix V --- 40 Target Films as Sample Films for the Study --- p.95 / Chapter Appendix VI --- 32 Sample Films --- p.98 / Chapter Appendix VII --- Box-Office Records Comparison: Sample Films & Top5 --- p.100 / Bibliography --- p.105 / Acknowledgement --- p.107