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Introduction -- Buddhism and the state in late Silla -- Foundations of a new Buddhist policy: T'aejo and Buddhism -- Legal provisions on the status of monks -- The Saṅgha examination, ranking and administration -- The royal and state preceptors -- The Buddhist temple economy in …
"This study is an attempt to specify Buddhism's place in Koryo and to ascertain to what extent and in what areas Buddhism functioned as a state religion. Was state support the main reason for Buddhism's dominance in Koryo? How actively did the state seek to promote religious ide…
This study considers how and why the Buddhist book cult in South Asia has survived almost two millennia until the present day by examining mediaeval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation that can be animated through the presence of images. Kim a…
