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Kuroda Institute Studies in East Asian Buddhism - 12: Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism

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This study moves beyond the treatment of the original enlightenment doctrine as abstract philosophy to explore its historical dimension. Drawing on a wealth of medieval primary sources and modern Japanese scholarship, it places this discourse in its ritual, institutional and social contexts, illuminating its importance to the maintenance of traditions of lineage and the secret transmission of knowledge that characterized medieval Japanese elite culture.

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Kuroda Institute Studies in East Asian Buddhism - 12: Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism, Jacqueline Ilyse Stone

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Kuroda Institute Studies in East Asian Buddhism - 12: Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism
Langue
Anglais
Publié
1999
Format
rigide
Pages
544
ISBN10
0824820266
ISBN13
9780824820268
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This study moves beyond the treatment of the original enlightenment doctrine as abstract philosophy to explore its historical dimension. Drawing on a wealth of medieval primary sources and modern Japanese scholarship, it places this discourse in its ritual, institutional and social contexts, illuminating its importance to the maintenance of traditions of lineage and the secret transmission of knowledge that characterized medieval Japanese elite culture.