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'Out of the Cloister' demonstrates that representations of Buddhism underwent major changes during the T'ang-Sung transition. These changes built on basic transformations within the Buddhist and classicist traditions and resulted in the use of Buddhist temples as frames of reference to evaluate aspects of lay society.Halperin, Mark is the author of 'Out of the Cloister Literati Perspectives on Buddhism in Sung China, 960-1279', published 2006 under ISBN 9780674022652 and ISBN 0674022653.
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