Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism

Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9780199945559
ISBN-13 : 0199945551
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Download or read book Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism written by Pamela Winfield and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating juxtaposition and comparison of the thoughts of two pre-modern Japanese Buddhist masters, Kukai (774-835) and Dogen (1200-1253) on the role of imagery in the enlightenment experience.


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