Fathering your father: the Zen of fabrication in Tang Buddhism

Healthy skepticism, and a field theory for the emergence of Chan literature -- The state of enlightenment: the empire of truth in Zhiyi's legacy and Xinxing's sect of the three levels -- Owning it: Shaolin monastery's in-house Buddha -- The future of an illusion: Du Fei hijacks Shaoli...

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Main Author: Cole, Alan 1964- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Berkeley, Calif [u.a.] University of Californiarnia Press c2009
In:Year: 2009
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Zen Buddhism / History 600-800
Further subjects:B Zen Buddhism (China) History
B Zen Buddhism History China
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Summary:Healthy skepticism, and a field theory for the emergence of Chan literature -- The state of enlightenment: the empire of truth in Zhiyi's legacy and Xinxing's sect of the three levels -- Owning it: Shaolin monastery's in-house Buddha -- The future of an illusion: Du Fei hijacks Shaolin's truth-fathers -- My life as a Buddha: Jingjue's version of the truth-fathers -- Shenhui's "stop thief" bid to be the seventh son -- Assessing the hole at the beginning of it all
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-330) and index
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0520254848