Formation of ch'an ideology in china and korea, the: the vajrasamadhi-sutra, a buddhist apocryphon
Auteur :
Buswell, Robert E., Jr.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691609089
Date de publication :
21 mars 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
481 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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 composi