Tōdaiji: A State Appropriation of Buddhism

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10.2991/assehr.k.211220.277How to use a DOI?

Keywords

State Buddhism; Tōdaiji; Ancient Japanese social system; Ancient Japanese diplomacy

Abstract

Buddhism, as one of the foreign religions in Japan, was introduced to Japan from China via the Korean Peninsula in the middle of the 6th century. After centuries of digestion, assimilation, reform and innovation, Japanese Buddhism finally successfully established a political position in the Shōmu Tennō era and formed state Buddhism. Tōdaiji, as a manifestation of Japanese state Buddhism entering its heyday, played an important role in ancient Japanese politics.

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AU  - Zhanyi Qi
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TI  - Tōdaiji: A State Appropriation of Buddhism
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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