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1 online resource (vi, 364 pages). |
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monochrome |
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text file |
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Harvard East Asian monographs ; 272
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Harvard East Asian monographs ; 272.
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| Summary |
"The intense piety of late T'ang essays on Buddhism by literati has helped earn the T'ang its title of the "golden age of Chinese Buddhism." In contrast, the Sung is often seen as an age in which the literati distanced themselves from Buddhism. This study of Sung devotional texts shows, however, that many literati participated in intra-Buddhist debates. Others were drawn to Buddhism because of its power, which found expression and reinforcement in its ties with the state. For some, monasteries were extravagant houses of worship that reflected the corruption of the age; for others, the sacrifice and industry demanded by such projects were exemplars worthy of emulation. Finally, Buddhist temples could evoke highly personal feelings of filial piety and nostalgia. This book demonstrates that representations of Buddhism by lay people underwent a major change during the T'ang-Sung transition. These changes built on basic transformations within the Buddhist and classicist traditions and sometimes resulted in the use of Buddhism and Buddhist temples as frames of reference to evaluate aspects of lay society. Buddhism, far from being pushed to the margins of Chinese culture, became even more a part of everyday elite Chinese life."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-350) and index. |
| Contents |
Views from the T'ang -- Protecting the Dharma -- Imperial shrines -- Deplorable displays and edifying exempla -- Personal matters. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2017. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2017 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- China.
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Buddhism. |
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China. |
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China -- History -- Song dynasty, 960-1279.
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Song Dynasty (China) |
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Buddhismus -- China -- Geschichte Mittelalter. |
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960-1279 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: (DLC) 2006013224 (OCoLC)67392865 |
| ISBN |
9781684174409 (electronic book) |
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1684174406 (electronic book) |
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0674022653 (hardback alkaline paper) |
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9780674022652 (hardback alkaline paper) |
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