TY  - BOOK
AU  - Groner,Paul
ED  - NetLibrary, Inc.
TI  - Ryōgen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the tenth century 
SN  - 0585463484 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BQ982.Y944 G76 2002eb
U1  - 294.3/92B 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Honolulu
PB  - University of Hawaiʻi Press
KW  - Ryōgen,
KW  - Ryogin.
KW  - Tendai (Sect)
KW  - History
KW  - Priests, Tendai
KW  - Japan
KW  - Biography
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - "A Kuroda Institute book."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-509) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Boulder, Colo.; NetLibrary; 2003; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries
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