Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism (Studies in East Asian Buddhism): 31

by JacquelineI.Stone (Author)

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  2003

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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.