Philosopher, Practitioner, Politician : The Many Lives of Fazang 643-712, Har…

Philosopher, Practitioner, Politician : The Many Lives of Fazang 643-712, Hardcover by Chen, Jinhua, ISBN 9004156135, ISBN-13 9789004156135, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Chen (U. of British Columbia) presents a biography of Fazang, a third-generation Sogdian immigrant to China who became one of the greatest Buddhist metaphysicians in medieval Asia and founder of the Avatamsaka tradition whose influence spread to Korea and Japan. Previous studies, he says, have focused so exclusively on his philosophical tracts that the biographical, political, religious, and political context of his work and life have been neglected. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

Philosopher, Practitioner, Politician : The Many Lives of Fazang 643-712, Har…

Philosopher, Practitioner, Politician : The Many Lives of Fazang 643-712, Hardcover by Chen, Jinhua, ISBN 9004156135, ISBN-13 9789004156135, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Chen (U. of British Columbia) presents a biography of Fazang, a third-generation Sogdian immigrant to China who became one of the greatest Buddhist metaphysicians in medieval Asia and founder of the Avatamsaka tradition whose influence spread to Korea and Japan. Previous studies, he says, have focused so exclusively on his philosophical tracts that the biographical, political, religious, and political context of his work and life have been neglected. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

HUBBARD, JASON C. Japoni� insul� : the mapping of Japan : historical introductio

Japoni� insul� : the mapping of Japan : historical introduction and cartobibliography of European printed maps of Japan to 1800 Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper=. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 444 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 33 cm. Subjects: Early maps Japan. Cartography Japan History. Genre: Cartography. Language: English. Check out our eBay shop! With over 250,000 hand-picked First edition, Antiquarian and out-of-print titles in an exhaustive range of subjects, there is sure to be something to catch the eye of the bibliophile, the avid researcher or the casual reader. BZDB318 Unbranded ISBN: 9789061945314 Hubbard, Jason C. Japoni� insul� : the mapp.