How Zen became Zen the dispute over enlightenment and the formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-dynasty China

Morten Schlütter takes a novel approach to understanding one of the most crucial developments in Zen Buddhism: the dispute over the nature of enlightenment that erupted within the Chinese Chan (Zen) school in the 12th century.

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Veröffentlicht: Honolulu Univ. of Hawai'i Press 2008
Schriftenreihe:Studies in East Asian Buddhism 22
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Zusammenfassung:Morten Schlütter takes a novel approach to understanding one of the most crucial developments in Zen Buddhism: the dispute over the nature of enlightenment that erupted within the Chinese Chan (Zen) school in the 12th century.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-275) and index
Chan Buddhism in the Song: some background -- The Chan school and the Song state -- Procreation and patronage in the Song Chan school -- A new Chan tradition: the reinvention of the Caodong lineage in the Song -- A dog has no Buddha-nature: Kanhua Chan and Dahui Zonggao's attacks on silent illumination -- The Caodong tradition as the target of attacks by the Linji tradition -- Silent illumination and the Caodong tradition
Beschreibung:X, 289 S.
24 cm
ISBN:9780824832551 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0824832558 (hardcover : alk. paper)