TY - BOOK AU - Groner,Paul ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Ry�ogen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the tenth century T2 - Studies in East Asian Buddhism AV - BQ982.Y944 G76 2002eb U1 - 294.3/92B 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Honolulu PB - University of Hawai�i Press KW - Ry�ogen, KW - Tendai (Sect) KW - History KW - Tendai priests KW - Japan KW - Biography KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - "A Kuroda Institute book."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-509) and index; Ry�ogen's place in the history of the Tendai School -- The early history of factionalism within the Tendai School: from Saich�o through the mid-tenth century -- Ry�ogen's early years -- Ry�ogen's rise to prominence -- Ry�ogen and the Fujiwaras: patronage and esoteric Buddhism ritual -- The �Owa debates -- Ry�ogen's appointment's as head of the Tendai School and to the office of monastic affairs -- The significance of Ry�ogen's revival of the examination system -- Rebuilding the Tendai establishment on Mount Hiei -- Ry�ogen as Zasu: financing the spread of Tendai influence -- Factionalism and Ry�ogen's efforts to control the order -- Ry�ogen and the role of nuns in ninth- and tenth-century Japan -- Epilogue: Ry�ogen's posthumous career; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10019104 ER -