Gregory: Buddhism in the Sung Pa

by Peter N. Gregory and Daniel A. Getz Jr.

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New paperback edition

The Sung Dynasty (960-1279) has long been recognized as a major watershed in Chinese history. Although there are recent major monographs on Sung society, government, literature, Confucian thought, and popular religion, the contribution of Buddhism to Sung social and cultural life has been all but ignored. Indeed, the study of Buddhism during the Sung has lagged behind that of other periods of Chinese history. One reason...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824826817
• ISBN13: 9780824826819
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"