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Icons and iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism : Kukai and Dogen on the art of enlightenment /

Pamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating juxtaposition and comparison of the thoughts of two pre-modern Japanese Buddhist masters, Kukai (774-835) and Dogen (1200-1253) on the role of imagery in the enlightenment experience.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winfield, Pamela D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Kūkai, > 774-835.
Dōgen, > 1200-1253.
Dōgen, > 1200-1253
Kūkai, > 774-835
Buddhism and art > Japan.
Meditation > Shingon (Sect)
Meditation > Sōtōshū.
Bouddhisme et art > Japon.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Buddhism and art
Japan
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Buddhism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Pamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating juxtaposition and comparison of the thoughts of two pre-modern Japanese Buddhist masters, Kukai (774-835) and Dogen (1200-1253) on the role of imagery in the enlightenment experience.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 207 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199332517
9780199332519
9780199333707
019933370X