The rise and decline of the scripture platforms in medieval Chinese Buddhism

The cult of the sacred scriptures in early Buddhism had an impact on Chinese Buddhism, which manifested itself by the rise of the scriptural platform in the medieval period. The rise of the scriptural platform shows that in medieval China the very places associated with particular Buddhist texts and...

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Main Author: Chen, Huaiyu 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2013]
In: Material religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 140-165
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Material Culture
B sacred scriptures
B Memory
B Ritual
B Cult
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