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Doctrine and Practice in Medieval Korean Buddhism: The Collected Works of Ŭich'ŏn
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hardcover. Translator(s): McBride, Richard D. Series: Korean Classics Libraby: Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HREC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
?ich’?n (1055–1101) is recognized as a Buddhist master of great stature in the East Asian tradition. Born a prince in the medieval Korean state of Kory? (960–1279), he traveled to Song China (960–1279) to study Buddhism and later compiled and published the first collection of East Asian exegetical texts. According to the received scholarly tradition, after returning to Korea, ?ich’?n left the Hwa?m (Huayan) school to found a new Ch’?nt’ae (Tiantai) school when he realized that the synthesis between doctrinal learning and meditative practice in the latter would help bring together the discordant sects of Kory? Buddhism. In the late ... Read more
?ich’?n (1055–1101) is recognized as a Buddhist master of great stature in the East Asian tradition. Born a prince in the medieval Korean state of Kory? (960–1279), he traveled to Song China (960–1279) to study Buddhism and later compiled and published the first collection of East Asian exegetical texts. According to the received scholarly tradition, after returning to Korea, ?ich’?n left the Hwa?m (Huayan) school to found a new Ch’?nt’ae (Tiantai) school when he realized that the synthesis between doctrinal learning and meditative practice in the latter would help bring together the discordant sects of Kory? Buddhism. In the late ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Korean Classics Libraby: Philosophy and Religion
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824867430
SKU
V9780824867430
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Richard D. McBride II is associate professor of history at Brigham Young University-Hawai'i.
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