Publications by Zen monasteries
Keywords introduced in the video:
- Southern and Northern Courts (Nambokuchō)
- Kujō
- Rinzai sect
- “Butterfly” binding (hudie zhuang, J. kochōsō), binding style
- Yuan
- Tang-dynasty
- Southern Song period
- outer border
- detchōsō (pasted paper-leaf), binding style
- Kenchōji, a temple in Kamakura
- Engakuji, a temple in Kamakura
- Song-dynasty
- Nanzenji, a templte in Kyoto
- Mahayana
Historical figures introduced in the video:
- Eisai (1141-1215)
- Dōgen (1200-1253)
- Dōryū (1213-1278)
- Mugaku Sogen (1226-1286)
Books introduced in the video
- Tongjian jishi benmo (Historical Events in the Comprehensive Mirror in Full, J. Tsugan kiji honmatsu) ,1257
Click to see the image and information - Jingde chuandenglu (Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, J. Keitoku dentōroku), 1348, Gozan-ban edition
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Related Books
- Sōrin Kōron, Late Kamakura, Gozan-ban edition
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Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books

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