Hokkeji and the Reemergence of Female Monastic Orders in Premodern Japan
(Part of the Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism Series)
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Hokkeji, an ancient Nara temple that once stood at the apex of a state convent network established by Queen-Consort Komyo (701-760), possesses a history that in some ways is bigger than itself. Its development is emblematic of larger patterns in the history of female monasticism in Japan. In Hokkeji and the Reemergence of Female Monastic Orders in Premodern Japan, Lori Meeks explores the revival of Japan's most famous convent, an institution that...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0824833945
ISBN13:9780824833947
Release Date:April 2010
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Length:424 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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