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Page 172
... dynasty but by conditions of time and space . It has , es- sentially , a geographical rather than a dynastic basis , which is to say that the evolution of regional schools appears to have been largely independent of any particular dynasty ...
... dynasty but by conditions of time and space . It has , es- sentially , a geographical rather than a dynastic basis , which is to say that the evolution of regional schools appears to have been largely independent of any particular dynasty ...
Page 265
... dynasty retreated to east Java in the face of the rising power of another central Javanese dynasty , The Sailendra ( AD 775-864 . ) The Sailendra were followers of Mahāyāna and Tantric forms of Buddhism , although Hinduism , as ...
... dynasty retreated to east Java in the face of the rising power of another central Javanese dynasty , The Sailendra ( AD 775-864 . ) The Sailendra were followers of Mahāyāna and Tantric forms of Buddhism , although Hinduism , as ...
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... dynasty Although Hsüan Tsung's reign ended in political disas- ter and personal tragedy , it was a period of internal sta- bility , good government , and prosperity , an era of confi- dence during which real progress was made in every ...
... dynasty Although Hsüan Tsung's reign ended in political disas- ter and personal tragedy , it was a period of internal sta- bility , good government , and prosperity , an era of confi- dence during which real progress was made in every ...
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