The Religious Traditions of Japan 5001600
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780521851190
Subjects: Oriental religions; Religion; Religion - World Religions; Eastern - General; Religion / Buddhism; Japan; Buddhism - General; To 1600
First sentence: The decision to start this history in 500 (or 538 to be precise) and to end in 1582 was based largely on the fact that these two dates mark major events: the official arrival of Buddhism from Paekche, and the utter destruction of the monasteries on Hieizan by Oda Nobunaga.