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Sacred Economies: Buddhist Monasticism and Territoriality in Medieval China
Sacred Economies Buddhist Monasticism and Territoriality in Medieval China
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: 9780231519939
ISBN-10: 0231519931
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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