The Buddhist sects of Japan : their history, philosophical doctrines and sanctuaries /
The philosophy of Buddhism, has, in Japan, come to play an important role in the everyday life of action. But in this process Japanese Buddhism has split itself into many sects with greatly differing doctrines, though all profess a method destined to elevate the soul and a method of action. The unde...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
Publicado: |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2011.
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Colección: | Routledge library editions. Japan ;
v. 84. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The philosophy of Buddhism, has, in Japan, come to play an important role in the everyday life of action. But in this process Japanese Buddhism has split itself into many sects with greatly differing doctrines, though all profess a method destined to elevate the soul and a method of action. The understanding of this spiritual movement is an important key to the understanding of the contemporary Japanese state of mind, and ""The Buddhist Sects of Japan"" gives the first complete account of it in the English language. |
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Notas: | Originally published in English in 1938. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780203842140 0203842146 1283038412 9781283038416 9781136903632 1136903631 9781136903588 1136903585 9781136903625 1136903623 9780415850971 0415850975 |