Cultivating Original Enlightenment: Wonhyo's Exposition of the Vajrasamadhi-Sutra (Kumgang Sammaegyong Non)

Book Overview

Wŏnhyo (617-686) is the dominant figure in the history of Korean Buddhism and one of the most influential thinkers in the Korean philosophical tradition. Koreans know Wŏnhyo in his various roles as Buddhist mystic, miracle worker, social iconoclast, religious proselytist, and cultural hero. Above all else, Wŏnhyo was an innovative thinker and prolific writer, whose works cover the gamut of Indian and Sinitic Buddhist materials: Some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824879279
• ISBN13: 9780824879273
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"