Sacred Economies: Buddhist Monasticism and Territoriality in Medieval China
(Part of the The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies Series)
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Buddhist monasteries in medieval China employed a variety of practices to ensure their ascendancy and survival. Most successful was the exchange of material goods for salvation, as in the donation of land, which allowed monks to spread their teachings throughout China. By investigating a variety of socioeconomic spaces produced and perpetuated by Chinese monasteries, Michael J. Walsh reveals the "sacred economies" that shaped early Buddhism and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231148321
ISBN13:9780231148320
Release Date:March 2010
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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