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Cover illustration: Korean map (ca. 1800) of the world, which takes the mythical Buddhist mountain, Meru, as the center of the universe. British Library (Maps C.27.f.14.), public domain.
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Names: Balkwill, Stephanie, editor. | Benn, James A., 1964- editor.
Title: Buddhist statecraft in East Asia / edited by Stephanie Balkwill, James A. Benn.
Description: Boston : Brill, 2022. | Series: Studies on East Asian religions, 2452-0098 ; vol. 6 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2021058013 (print) | LCCN 2021058014 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004509610 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004510227 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Buddhism and state–East Asia. | Buddhism and politics–East Asia.
Classification: LCC BQ4570.S7 B835 2022 (print) | LCC BQ4570.S7 (ebook) | DDC 294.3/372095–dc23/eng/20220202
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