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Chinese esoteric Buddhism : Amoghavajra, the ruling elite, and the emergence of a tradition /

Chinese Esoteric Buddhism is generally held to have been established as a distinct Buddhist school in eighth-century China. Geoffrey C. Goble provides an innovative account of the tradition's emergence that sheds new light on the structures and traditions that shaped its institutionalization, w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goble, Geoffrey C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Colección:Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Chinese Esoteric Buddhism is generally held to have been established as a distinct Buddhist school in eighth-century China. Geoffrey C. Goble provides an innovative account of the tradition's emergence that sheds new light on the structures and traditions that shaped its institutionalization, with a focus on Amoghavajra (704-774).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 319 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0231550642
9780231550642