The Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea: The Vajrasamadhi-Sutra, a Buddhist Apocryphon
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This book is a translation and study of the Vajrasamadhi-Sutra and an examination of its broad implications for the development of East Asian Buddhism. The Vajrasamadhi-Sutra was traditionally assumed to have been translated from Sanskrit, but some modern scholars, principally in Japan, have proposed that it is instead an indigenous Chinese composition. In contrast to both of these views, Robert Buswell maintains it was written in Korea around...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:069160908X
ISBN13:9780691609089
Release Date:March 2017
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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