Five Mountains : The Rinzai Zen Monastic Institution in Medieval Japan
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
ISBN-10
0674304985
ISBN-13
9780674304987
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Imprint
Harvard University, Asia Center
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 6th, 1996
Print length
399 Pages
Weight
652 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 15.30 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyEarly history: c 500 to c 1450/1500BuddhismReligious communities & monasticism
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This book examines the Zen monastery as a major institution in medieval Japanese society. Focusing on the Five Mountains network of officially sponsored Zen monasteries, it describes the transmission of Rinzai and Soto Zen to Japan, traces the patterns of secular patronage, and discusses the Zen monastic environment, rule, community, and economy.
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