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... religion of Japan . Em- peror Shōmu actively propagated the faith , making the imperial capital , Nara - with its " Great Buddha " statue ( Daibutsu ) —the national cult centre . Buddhist schools imported from China became established ...
... religion of Japan . Em- peror Shōmu actively propagated the faith , making the imperial capital , Nara - with its " Great Buddha " statue ( Daibutsu ) —the national cult centre . Buddhist schools imported from China became established ...
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... Religion , 16 vol . ( 1987 ) ; these articles , and the others on Buddhism in The Encyclopedia of Religion , con- tain excellent bibliographies . Another basic introductory work with an extensive bibliography is HEINZ BECHERT and ...
... Religion , 16 vol . ( 1987 ) ; these articles , and the others on Buddhism in The Encyclopedia of Religion , con- tain excellent bibliographies . Another basic introductory work with an extensive bibliography is HEINZ BECHERT and ...
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... religion and politics at the high point of Chinese Buddhism is STANLEY WEINSTEIN , Buddhism Under the T'ang ( 1987 ) . A significant though often overlooked topic is covered by DANIEL L. OVERMYER , Folk Buddhist Religion : Dissenting ...
... religion and politics at the high point of Chinese Buddhism is STANLEY WEINSTEIN , Buddhism Under the T'ang ( 1987 ) . A significant though often overlooked topic is covered by DANIEL L. OVERMYER , Folk Buddhist Religion : Dissenting ...
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