Hokkeji and the Reemergence of Female Monastic Orders in Premodern Japan by Lori R. Meeks

Hokkeji and the Reemergence of Female Monastic Orders in Premodern Japan

Lori R. Meeks

408 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

history religion informative slow-paced
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Hokkeji, an ancient Nara temple that once stood at the apex of a state convent network established by Queen-Consort Komyo (701-760), possesses a history that in some ways is bigger than itself. Its development is emblematic of larger patterns in t...

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