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xi, 408 p. : Grayscale Illustration, Tables ; 24 cm. |
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Studies in East Asian Buddhism 23. |
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Note |
Printed in the United States of America. |
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A Kuroda Institute Book. |
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The Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Human Values is a nonprofit, educational corporation founded in 1976. One of its primary objectives is to promote scholarship on the historical, philosophical, and cultural ramifications of Buddhism. In association with the University of Hawai'i Press, the Institute also publishes Classics in East Asian Buddhism, a series devoted to the translation of significant texts in the East Asian Buddhist tradition. |
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University of Hawai'i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources. |
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Production Notes for Meeks / Hokkeji and the Reemergence of Female Monastic Orders in Premodern Japan. |
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Printed on 60# EB Opaque, 500 ppi. |
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All rights reserved. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Pilgrimage, Popular Devotion, and the Reemergenceof Hokkeji -- Envisioning Nuns: Views from the Court -- Envisioning Nuns: Views from the Male Monastic Order -- Hokkeji's Place in Eison's Vinaya Revival Movement -- Social and Economic Life at Hokkeji and Its Branch Convents -- Ritual Life at Medieval Hokkeji -- Representations of Women and Gender in Ritsu Literature. |
| Credits |
Designed by University of Hawai'i Press production staff. |
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Printed by Edwards Brothers, Inc. |
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Jacket design by Julie Matsuo-Chun. |
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Text design by University of Hawai'i Press production staff with text in NewBaskerville and display in Palatino. |
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Composition by Lucille C. Aono. |
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Printing and binding by Edwards Brothers, Inc. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2020. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Subject |
Buddhist nuns -- Japan -- Hokkeji (Nara-shi)
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Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women -- Japan -- Hokkeji (Nara-shi)
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Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) -- Japan -- Hokkeji (Nara-shi)
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Hokkeji (Nara-shi, Japan) -- Religion.
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Asian : -- Northeast (Japan, Korea).
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
9780824833947 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb31433 hdl |
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