Inter-Religious Court Debates in the Early Tang Dynasty: A Translation of Reports of Nine Public Debates Between Buddhists and Daoists from Daoxuan's - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Friederike AssandriSeries:Studies on East Asian Religions #15Publish date:11/27/2025Pages:326
Language:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004726796ISBN-10:9004726799UPC:9789004726796Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Asia, Middle EastSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.4418Product ID:SCN6DJBEXR
Inter-Religious Court Debates in the Early Tang Dynasty: A Translation of Reports of Nine Public Debates Between Buddhists and Daoists from Daoxuan's
Public debate between representatives of different teachings was an important element in the formation of medieval intellectual culture; but documentation is scarce. Daoxuan's reports are unique as they afford us a vivid glimpse on the debates held at the courts of the early Tang, including philosophical exchanges, jokes, and lively polemics.
The reports are part of Buddhist apologetic...
The reports are part of Buddhist apologetic...
Series: Studies on East Asian Religions #15
Language:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004726796ISBN-10:9004726799UPC:9789004726796Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Asia, Middle EastSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.4418Product ID:SCN6DJBEXR
Friederike Assandri, Ph.D. (2002), University of Heidelberg, is a researcher at the Institute of East Asian Studies of Leipzig University. Her publications include The Daode jing Commentary of Cheng Xuanying. Daoism, Buddhism and the Laozi in Tang Dynasty (OUP, 2021).
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