Hokkeji and the Reemergence of Female Monastic Orders in Premodern Japan (Studies in East Asian Buddhism)

by LoriR.Meeks (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2010

  $59.46

  Hokkeji, an ancient Nara temple that once stood at the apex of a state convent network established by Queen-Consort Komyo (701-760), possesses a history that in some ways is bigger than itself. This work explores the revival of Japan's most famous convent and the reestablishment of a nuns' ordination lineage in Japan.