Buddhist materiality : a cultural history of objects in Japanese Buddhism 9780804756822, 0804756821

A Buddhist Theory of Semiotics: Signs, Ontology, and Salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism 9781472541840

One of the first attempts ever to present in a systematic way a non-western semiotic system. This book looks at Japanese

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Critical Buddhism: Engaging with Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought 9781317157595, 1317157591

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the relative calm world of Japanese Buddhist scholarship was thrown into chaos with t

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Critical Buddhism: Engaging with Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought 9781317157595, 1317157591

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the relative calm world of Japanese Buddhist scholarship was thrown into chaos with t

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Japanese Confucianism: A Cultural History 9781107058651, 9781107635685

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Japanese Confucianism: A Cultural History 9781107058651, 9781107635685

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Japanese Confucianism: A Cultural History 1107058651, 9781107058651

For more than 1500 years, Confucianism has played a major role in shaping Japan's history - from the formation of t

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Japanese Temple Buddhism: Worldliness in a Religion of Renunciation 9780824863135

There have been many studies that focus on aspects of the history of Japanese Buddhism. Until now, none have addressed i

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A cultural history of Japanese women's language 1929280394, 2006049251

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A Brief History of Chinese Buddhism and Buddhist Thought 9789004700345, 900470034X

This book provides a comprehensive but concise introduction to Chinese Buddhism and the study of Buddhism in China: thei

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Critical Buddhism: Engaging With Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought 1409417980, 9781409417989, 9781409418009

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the relative calm world of Japanese Buddhist scholarship was thrown into chaos with t

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