Discerning Buddhas: authority, agency, and masculinity in Chan Buddhism
Signs of authority and the "marks of a great man" -- Great manhood and martial masculinity -- Sovereign authority and violence -- Sovereign selfhood and agency -- Chan hospitality -- Conclusion : a discerning age.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Columbia University Press
[2025]
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | The Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Zen Buddhism
/ Authority
/ Masculinity
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| Further subjects: | B
Zen Buddhism (China)
History
B Masculinity Religious aspects Buddhism B Authority Religious aspects Buddhism |
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| Summary: | Signs of authority and the "marks of a great man" -- Great manhood and martial masculinity -- Sovereign authority and violence -- Sovereign selfhood and agency -- Chan hospitality -- Conclusion : a discerning age. |
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| Item Description: | Outgrowth of the author's thesis (PhD, Columbia University, 2018) titled: Inventing Chinese Buddhas: identity, authority, and liberation in Song-Dynasty Chan Buddhism Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xii, 370 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-21425-4 978-0-231-21424-7 |
