The power of the Buddhas : the politics of Buddhism during the Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392) - Vermeersch, Sem, 1968- (Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008)
Introduction -- Buddhism and the state in late Silla -- Foundations of a new Buddhist policy: T'aejo and Buddhism -- Legal provisions on the status of monks -- The Saṅgha examination, ranking and administration -- The royal and state preceptors -- The Buddhist temple economy in early Koryǒ -- Buddhist state rituals.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-466) and index.
Keywords: Buddhism -- Korea -- History -- 935-1392.; Buddhism and politics -- Korea -- History; Buddhism and state -- Korea -- History; Buddhism -- Korea -- Rituals -- History; Korea -- Politics and government -- 935-1392.