Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha

Robert E. Buswell

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Chinese Buddhist Apocrypha

Robert E. Buswell·1990·University of Hawaii Press eBooks

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Authors: Buswell, R. E.
Corresponding author: Robert E. Buswell
Venue: University of Hawaii Press eBooks
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1990-12-31
DOI: 10.1515/9780824842611
OpenAlex: W2020124223
Cited by: 84
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 22.35
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: University of Hawaii Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Chinese history and philosophy
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Classical Studies and Philology
Keywords: Chinese Buddhism, Buddhist apocrypha, Buddhist scriptures, apocryphal literature, Chinese Buddhist texts

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