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The power of the Buddhas : the politics of Buddhism during the Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392)

Title
The power of the Buddhas : the politics of Buddhism during the Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392) / Sem Vermeersch.
Author
Vermeersch, Sem, 1971-
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008.

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Description
xxii, 485 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Harvard East Asian monographs ; 303
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-466) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Buddhism and the state in late Silla -- Foundations of a new Buddhist policy: T'aejo and Buddhism -- Legal provisions on the status of monks -- The Saṅgha examination, ranking and administration -- The royal and state preceptors -- The Buddhist temple economy in early Koryǒ -- Buddhist state rituals.
Call Number
JFE 09-1327
ISBN
  • 9780674031883 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 0674031881 (cl : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008011516
OCLC
213407432
Author
Vermeersch, Sem, 1971-
Title
The power of the Buddhas : the politics of Buddhism during the Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392) / Sem Vermeersch.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008.
Series
Harvard East Asian monographs ; 303
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-466) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 09-1327
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