Re-visioning "Kamakura" Buddhism

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Download or read book Re-visioning "Kamakura" Buddhism written by Richard Karl Payne and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays forms an historiographical examination of various aspects of Japanese Buddhism during the Kamakura era. Aspects such as religious practice, literature and institutional history help to illustrate the complexity and richness of Buddhism during this era and as a whole.


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