Buddhist Historiography in China (2022)

Buddhist Historiography in China Kieschnick John Wydawca: Columbia University Press Data wydania: 2022 ISBN: 9780231205634 Liczba stron: 296 Format: 156 x 234 x 19 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: John Kieschnick provides an innovative, expansive account of how Chinese Buddhists have sought to understand their history through a Buddhist lens. Exploring a series of themes in mainstream Buddhist historiographical works from the fifth to the twentieth century, he looks for what they tell us about their compilers understanding of history.