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Sacred Economies: Buddhist Monasticism and Territoriality in Medieval China (Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies)
Sacred Economies Buddhist Monasticism and Territoriality in Medieval China - Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
Author: Michael J. Walsh
Buddhist monasteries in medieval China employed a variety of practices to ensure their ascendancy and survival. Most successful was the exchange of material goods for salvation, as in the donation of land, which allowed monks to spread their teachings throughout China. By investigating a variety of socioeconomic spaces produced and perpetuated b...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231148320
ISBN-10: 0231148321
Publication Date: 3/2/2010
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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