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The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture (2003)

The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture (2003)

John Kieschnick

Published: 2003, April 6
Authors: John Kieschnick
Publishers: Princeton University Press
Pages: 364
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Buddhism had a profound effect not only on Chinese philosophy and ritual, but also on the material culture of China. Examining the impact of books, bridges, sugar, tea and the chair, amongst other things, this text looks at how attitudes to such novelties affected the history of Chinese Buddhism.