Legend and Legitimation: The Formation of Tendai Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
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During his nine-month stay in China, the Japanese monk Saicho (767-822) was alleged to have been initiated into an illustrious esoteric lineage starting from a prestigious Indian Esoteric patriarch. It is also believed that Saicho's Chinese mentor, based on three esoteric texts translated by the Indian Patriarch, transmitted to him some particular forms of esoteric teachings, the core of which is preserved in one of the two dharma-transmission documents...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:296000762X
ISBN13:9782960007626
Release Date:December 2009
Publisher:Peeters
Length:421 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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