Groner, Paul,  1946- <br/><br/>
Ryōgen and Mount Hiei  Japanese Tendai in the tenth century /  [electronic resource] : 
Paul Groner. 
 - Honolulu :  University of Hawaiʻi Press,  c2002. 
 - xv, 525 p. :  map ;  24 cm. 
 - Studies in East Asian Buddhism ;  15 .
<br/><br/> "A Kuroda Institute book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-509) and index. 
<br/><br/>Ryōgen's place in the history of the Tendai School -- The early history of factionalism within the Tendai School: from Saichō through the mid-tenth century -- Ryōgen's early years -- Ryōgen's rise to prominence -- Ryōgen and the Fujiwaras: patronage and esoteric Buddhism ritual -- The Ōwa debates -- Ryōgen's appointment's as head of the Tendai School and to the office of monastic affairs -- The significance of Ryōgen's revival of the examination system -- Rebuilding the Tendai establishment on Mount Hiei -- Ryōgen as Zasu: financing the spread of Tendai influence -- Factionalism and Ryōgen's efforts to control the order -- Ryōgen and the role of nuns in ninth- and tenth-century Japan -- Epilogue: Ryōgen's posthumous career. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boulder, Colo. : <br/>NetLibrary, <br/>2003. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585463484 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ryōgen, 912-985. <br/>Ryogin.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tendai (Sect)--History.<br/>Priests, Tendai--Japan--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ982.Y944  / G76 2002eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3/92  B