Chinese esoteric Buddhism: Amoghavajra, the ruling elite, and the emergence of a tradition
The three great masters of Kaiyuan and the teaching of the five divisions -- Esoteric Buddhism in context: Tang imperial religion -- Esoteric Buddhism in context: the An Lushan rebellions and Tang war religion -- Amoghavajra and the ruling elite -- The institutional establishment of esoteric Buddhis...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | The Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Tantric Buddhism (China)
History
B Amoghavajra (705-774) |
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| Summary: | The three great masters of Kaiyuan and the teaching of the five divisions -- Esoteric Buddhism in context: Tang imperial religion -- Esoteric Buddhism in context: the An Lushan rebellions and Tang war religion -- Amoghavajra and the ruling elite -- The institutional establishment of esoteric Buddhism -- The consolidation of Amoghavajra's legacy. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0231194080 |