| Description |
x, 287 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Aniconism versus iconism in Thai Buddhism / Donald K. Swearer -- The modernization of Sinhalese Buddhism as reflected in the Dambulla cave temples / Nathan Katz -- Varying the vinaya : creative responses to modernity / Charles S. Prebish -- Master Hongyi looks back : a modern man becomes a monk in twentieth-century China / Raoul Birnbaum -- Transitions in the practice and defense of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism / Charles B. Jones -- Won Buddhism : the historical context of Sot'aesan's reformation of Buddhism for the modern world / Bongkil Chung -- Abbreviation or aberration : the role of the Shushogi in modern Soto Zen Buddhism / Steven Heine -- "By imperial edict and shogunal decree" : politics and the issue of the ordination platform in modern lay Nichiren Buddhism / Jacqueline I. Stone -- The making of the western Lama / Dan Cozort -- "Liberate the Mahabodhi temple!" : socially engaged Buddhism, Dalit-style / Tara N. Doyle. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Heine, Steven, 1950-
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Prebish, Charles S.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0195146972 (hc : alk. paper) |
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0195146980 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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