Zen evangelist: Shenhui, sudden enlightenment, and the southern school of Chan Buddhism

"Huineng (638-713), author and hero of the Platform Sutra, is often credited with founding the Southern school of Chan Buddhism and its radical doctrine of "sudden enlightenment." However, manuscripts discovered at Dunhuang at the beginning of the twentieth century reveal that the rea...

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Main Author: McRae, John R. 1947-2011 (Author)
Contributors: Robson, James 1965- (Editor) ; Sharf, Robert H. (Editor) ; De Vries, Fedde (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Classics in East Asian Buddhism
Further subjects:B Asian History
B Asiatische Geschichte
B Zen Buddhism
B Buddhism / RELIGION / Zen (see also PHILOSOPHY / Zen)
B Zen Buddhism (China) Doctrines
B Shenhui (684-758)
B Buddhism (China) History 581-960
B Asia / Generals / HISTORY
Online Access: Cover (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: McRae, John R., 1947-: Zen evangelist. - Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2023. - 9780824896461