Saicho : The Establishment of the Japanese Tendai School

Saicho : The Establishment of the Japanese Tendai School

Saicho (767-822), the founder of the Tendai School, is one of the great masters of Japanese Buddhism. This edition, which includes a new preface by the author, makes available again a classic work on this important figureâ€™s life and accomplishments. Gronerâ€™s study focuses on Saichoâ€™s founding of the great monastic center on Mount Hiei, the leading religious institution of medieval Japan, and his radical move to adopt for purposes of ordination the Mahayana bodhisattva precepts--a decision that had far-reaching consequences for the future of Japanese Buddhist ethical thought, monastic training and organization, lay-clerical relations, philosophical developments, and Buddhism-state relations.
Country USA
Brand University of Hawaii Press
Manufacturer University of Hawaii Press
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2000-09-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780824823719

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