Five Mountains : The Rinzai Zen Monastic Institution in Medieval Japan

Name: Five Mountains
Brand: Harvard University, Asia Center
SKU: 9780674304987
Price: 3450 KES
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ISBN: 9780674304987

by Martin Collcutt

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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 history Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 Buddhism Religious 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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