Buddhist statecraft in East Asia / edited by Stephanie Balkwill, James A. Benn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Balkwill, Stephanie, editor.

Benn, James A., 1964- editor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Studies on East Asian religions ; v. 6.

Studies on East Asian religions, 2452-0098 ; vol. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism and state--East Asia.

Buddhism and state.

Buddhism and politics--East Asia.

Buddhism and politics.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

x, 191 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"Buddhist Statecraft in East Asia explores the long relationship between Buddhism and the state in premodern times and seeks to counter the modern, secularist notion that Buddhism, as a religion, is inherently apolitical. By revealing the methods by which members of Buddhist communities across premodern East Asia related to imperial rule, this volume offers case studies of how Buddhists, their texts, material culture, ideas, and institutions legitimated rulers and defended regimes across the region"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Metropolitan Buddhism vis-a-vis Buddhism at the Metropolis: How to Understand the Ling in the Empress Dowager's Name / Stephanie Balkwill

2. King Chinhung Institutes State-Protection Buddhist Rituals / Richard D. McBride

3. The Commissioner of Merit and Virtue: Buddhism and the Tang Central Government / Geoffrey C. Goble

4. Images of Humane Kings: Rulers in the Dali-Kingdom Painting of Buddhist Images / Megan Bryson

5. Buddhism and Statecraft in Korea: The Long View / Gregory N. Evon

6. Refusing the Ruler's Offerings: Accommodation and Martyrdom in Early Modern Nichiren Buddhism / Jacqueline I. Stone.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Buddhist statecraft in East Asia

ISBN:

9789004509610

9004509615

OCLC:

1283950669