Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism

Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism - Studies in East Asian Buddhism

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780824820268
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Imprint: University of Hawai'i Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 294.392
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 544
Weight: 1003g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 40mm