Availability:In StockContributor:Kūkai, Yoshito Hakeda (Translator)Series:Translations from the Asian ClassicsPublish date:1984-05-14Pages:303
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231059336ISBN-10:231059337UPC:9780231059336Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:BuddhismBook Topic:Sacred WritingsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCFM662JHC
Kukai: Major Works
Kukai, more commonly known by the honorific Kobo Daishi, was one of the great characters in the development of Janpanese culture. He was active in literature, engineering, calligraphy, and architecture and is represented in this work in terms of his major effort--the introduction of esoteric Buddhism from China, which resulted in the formation of the Shingou sect still active in Japan. Eight of...
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231059336ISBN-10:231059337UPC:9780231059336Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:BuddhismBook Topic:Sacred WritingsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCFM662JHC
Hakeda was Associate Professor of Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Associate Professor of Religion at Columbia University. Ryuichi Abe is the Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions in the Department of Eas Aisan Languages and Cultures at Harvard University.
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