Patrons and Patriarchs : : Regional Rulers and Chan Monks during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms / / Benjamin Brose.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Brose, Benjamin,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 15 black & white illustrations

Patrons and Patriarchs breaks new ground in the study of clergy-court relations during the tumultuous period that spanned the collapse of the Tang dynasty (618-907) and the consolidation of the Northern Song (960-1127). This era, known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, has typically been chara...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Figures, Maps, and Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Maps
• Introduction
• 1. Disintegration: The Tang-Five Dynasties Transition
• 2. Improvisation: The Transformation of Regional Buddhist Cultures in Southern China
• 3. Founding Fathers: The Kingdom of Min
• 4. Filial Sons: The Southern Tang
• 5. Heirs and Ancestors: The Kingdom of Wuyue
• 6. Reintegration: The North Prevails
• Conclusion
• Appendix 1. Members of Xuefeng Yicun's Lineage Supported by the Royal Families of Min, the Southern Tang, and Wuyue
• Appendix 2. Names and Reign Dates for the Rulers of Min, Wu, Southern Tang, and Wuyue
• Appendix 3. Names and Reign Dates for the Rulers of Northern Dynasties
• Appendix 4. Buddhist Texts Printed in the Kingdom of Wuyue
• Appendix 5. Members of Linji Yixuan's Lineage Supported by Song Officials
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index