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The Essentials of the Eight Traditions |
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Gyōnen
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Pruden, Leo
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The Essentials of the Eight Traditions/The Candle of the Latter Law
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| Date | 1994.12.12 |
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| Publisher | Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research |
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| Location | Berkeley, CA, US [伯克利, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
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| Series | BDK English Tripiṭaka Translation Series |
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| Content type | 專題研究論文=Research Paper |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Original Language: Japanese |
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| Abstract | The Essentials of the Eight Schools gives a concise account of the history and doctrines of the eight principal Buddhist schools in existence in Japan at the time of the author, i.e. the six schools which were introduced to Japan during the Nara Period and the two schools introduced by Saichō and Kūkai during the Heian Period. This work may thus be described as an introduction to Japanese Buddhism. Fascicle 1 contains a preface and accounts of the Kusha, Jōjitsu and Discipline Schools, and Fascicle 2 deals with the Hossō, Sanron, Tendai, Kegon and Shingon Schools, followed by brief comments on the Zen and Pure Land Schools. The work takes the format of questions and answers, discussing such subjects as the name, basic scriptures, lines of transmission, and doctrines of each school. Since a brief history of the transmission of Buddhism from India via China to Japan is also included, it serves in fact as a very handy exposition of Japanese Buddhism. |
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| ISBN | 9780962561870 (hc) |
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| Hits | 410 |
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| Created date | 2015.09.03 |
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