The religio-philosophical system presented by the Hua-yen Buddhist school of China was characteristically "chinese" this paper examines the philosophical background of this "sinicization process" the paper argues that the Taoist philosophy was one, possibly the most important, influence on this process.
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The Taoist Influence on Hua-Yen Buddhism - A Case of the Sinicization of Buddhism in China
The religio-philosophical system presented by the Hua-yen Buddhist school of China was characteristically "chinese" this paper examines the philosophical background of this "sinicization process" the paper argues that the Taoist philosophy was one, possibly the most important, influence on this process.
The religio-philosophical system presented by the Hua-yen Buddhist school of China was characteristically "chinese" this paper examines the philosophical background of this "sinicization process" the paper argues that the Taoist philosophy was one, possibly the most important, influence on this process.
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