Five Mountains: The Rinzai Zen Monastic Institution in Medieval Japan
(Book #85 in the Harvard East Asian Monographs Series)
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In Japan today, Zen monastic life is practiced substantially as it was practiced in medieval Japan or Sung dynasty China. More than twenty-one thousand Zen temples are active. This book examines the Zen monastery as a major institution in medieval Japanese society. Focusing on the Five Mountains network of officially sponsored Zen monasteries, it describes the transmission of Rinzai and Soto Zen to Japan, traces the patterns of secular patronage,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0674304985
ISBN13:9780674304987
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:399 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Asia Buddhism Geography History Humanities Japan Philosophy Regional Religion Religion & SpiritualityCustomer Reviews
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