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Cover illustration: “Tonsure (剃度).” Mogao Cave 159. South Wall. Mid-Tang Dynasty. The image is provided by the Dunhuang Academy.
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Names: Sokolova, Anna (Sinologist), author.
Title: The awakening of the hinterland : the formation of regional Vinaya traditions in Tang China / by Anna Sokolova.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024. | Series: Studies on East Asian religions, 2452-0098 ; vol. 10 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023053466 (print) | LCCN 2023053467 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004684744 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004686236 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH : Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)--China--History. | China--History--Tang dynasty, 618-907.
Classification: LCC BQ6160.C6 S65 2024 (print) | LCC BQ6160.C6 (ebook) | DDC 294.3/657095109021--dc23/eng/20231201
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ISSN 2452-0098
ISBN 978-90-04-68474-4 (hardback)
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DOI 10.1163/9789004686236
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