The Spirit of Korean Cultural Roots 21: Buddhism - Religion in Korea
Publisher: Ewha Womans University Press
Pub. Date: Nov. 2007
Hardcover: 179 pages
Dimensions (in inches): 7.4 x 5.12 x 0.71
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About This Book
Understanding Buddhism is essential to understanding Korean culture.
Some 70 percent of the extant Korean cultural treasures are Buddhist
legacies clearly reflecting how deeply Buddhism is entrenched as more
than a religion to most Koreans.
This book is an easy-to-read general introduction to how Buddhism
developed and spread to Korea. The author traces Buddhism's profound
influence in China, Japan and Southeast Asia as well as in Korea and how
it contributes to the cultural interaction of East and West today.
Part I provides historical background and teachings of Buddhism and a
brief life story of the historical Buddha. Part II explains how Buddhism
evolved into a major religion by recounting the development of early
monasteries and the Mahayana school which characterizes the Northern
Buddhism followed in Korea. Part III focuses on how Korean Buddhism
differs from Chinese and Japanese Buddhism.
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