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Contents Preface vii  AbbreviationsandConventions xi Introduction 1 Chapter One: Buddhism and the State in Silla 13 Chapter Two: The Cult of Maitreya 33 Chapter Three: The Cult of Avalokiteśvara 62 Chapter Four: The Rise of Hwaŏm Buddhism in Silla 86 Chapter Five: The Hwaŏm Synthesis of Buddhist Cults 109 Concluding Reflections 139 Appendix 1: The Divine Assembly from the Avataṃsaka   Sūtra in Sixty Rolls / 147 Appendix 2: The Divine Assembly from the Avataṃsaka   Sūtra in Eighty Rolls / 149 Notes 151  GlossaryofSiniticLogographs 179  SelectedBibliography 193  Index 217  ...

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