The power of the Buddhas : the politics of Buddhism during the Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392) /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vermeersch, Sem, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008.
Series:Harvard East Asian monographs ; 303.
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 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.