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Following medieval Chinese Buddhist precedents with ritual practices using exoteric Buddhist scriptures (kengyō 顕経) from Amanosan Kongōji 天野山金剛寺 and Shinpukuji 真福寺in medieval Japan

George A. KeyworthHistory Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 173-202 | Published online: 16 Dec 2021

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