Browsing FAS Theses and Dissertations by Author "Abe, Ryuichi"
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The Joy of the Dharma: Esoteric Buddhism and the Early Medieval Transformation of Japanese Literature
Bushelle, Ethan David (2015-05-19)This dissertation explores the nexus between Buddhism and literature in Japan’s early medieval period. Specifically, it elucidates the process by which forms of court literature such as Chinese-language verse (kanshi), ... -
Rebuilding Nara’s Tōdaiji on the Foundations of the Chinese Pure Land: A Campaign for Buddhist Social Development
Ingram, Evan (2016-05-19)This dissertation considers how Chinese models of Buddhist social organization and Pure Land thought undergirded the Japanese monk Chōgen’s campaign to restore the Great Buddha of Tōdaiji, destroyed in the Gempei civil war ...