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Meeks, Lori Rachelle, 1976-

Hokkeji and the reemergence of female monastic orders in premodern Japan [electronic resource] / Lori Meeks. - Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c2010. - xi, 408 p. : ill. - Studies in East Asian Buddhism ; 23 . - Studies in East Asian Buddhism ; 23. .

A Kuroda Institute Book.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-390) and index.

Pilgrimage, popular devotion, and the reemergence of Hokkeji -- Envisioning nuns: views from the court -- Envisioning nuns: views from the male monastic order -- Hokkeji's place in Eison's Vinaya revival movement -- Social and economic life at Hokkeji and its branch convents -- Ritual life at medieval Hokkeji -- Representations of women and gender in Ritsu literature.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Corporate Names:
Hokkeji (Nara-shi, Japan)--Religion.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Buddhist nuns--Japan--Hokkeji (Nara-shi)
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women--Japan--Hokkeji (Nara-shi)
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)--Japan--Hokkeji (Nara-shi)

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BQ6160.J32 / H656 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 294.3/6570952184