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Buddhist Historiography in China - The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
John Kieschnick
Buddhist Historiography in China - The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
John Kieschnick
John Kieschnick provides an innovative, expansive account of how Chinese Buddhists have sought to understand their history through a Buddhist lens. Exploring a series of themes in mainstream Buddhist historiographical works from the fifth to the twentieth century, he looks for what they tell us about their compilers’ understanding of history.
288 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 26, 2022 |
ISBN13 | 9780231205634 |
Publishers | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 296 |
Dimensions | 234 × 156 × 19 mm · 468 g |
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