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ISBN: 0824818415

ISBN13: 9780824818418

The Eminent Monk: Buddhist Ideals in Medieval Chinese Hagiography

(Part of the Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism Series)

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In an attempt to reconstruct an elusive aspect of the medieval Chinese imagination, The Eminent Monk examines biographies of Chinese Buddhist monks, from the uncompromising ascetic to the unfathomable wonder-worker.

While analyzing images of the monk in medieval China, the author addresses some questions encountered along the way: What are we to make of accounts in "eminent monk" collections of deviant monks who violate monastic precepts?...

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