Currents and Countercurrents: Korean Influences on the East Asian Buddhist Traditions 9780824874490

Soon after the inception of Buddhism in the sixth or fifth century B.C.E., the Buddha ordered his small band of monks to

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Currents and Countercurrents: Korean Influences on the East Asian Buddhist Traditions
 9780824874490

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. Paekche and the Incipiency of Buddhism in Japan
CHAPTER 2. Kyŏvnghŭvng in Shinran's Pure Land Thought
CHAPTER 3. Korea as a Source for the Regeneration of Chinese Buddhism
CHAPTER 4. Ch'an Master Musang
CHAPTER 5. Wov nch'uv k's Place in the East Asian Buddhist Tradition
CHAPTER 6. The Korean Impact on T'ien-t'ai Buddhism in China
CHAPTER 7. Ŭich'ŏn's Pilgrimage and the Rising Prominence of the Korean Monastery in Hang-chou during the Sung and Yu an Periods
About the Contributors
Index

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