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The Linji lu and the creation of Chan orthodoxy : the development of Chan's records of sayings literature /
The Linji lu, or Record of Linji, ranks among the most famous and influential texts of the Chan and Zen traditions. Ostensibly containing the teachings of the Tang dynasty figure Linji Yixuan, the text has generally been accepted at face value, as reliable records of the teachings of this historical...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Linji lu, or Record of Linji, ranks among the most famous and influential texts of the Chan and Zen traditions. Ostensibly containing the teachings of the Tang dynasty figure Linji Yixuan, the text has generally been accepted at face value, as reliable records of the teachings of this historical figure. In this book, Albert Welter offers the first systematic study of the Linji lu in a western language. Welter places the Linji lu in its historical context, showing how the text was manipulated over time by the Linji faction. Rather than recording the teachings of the illustrious patriarch of. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441695475 1441695478 9780198044093 0198044097 1283113252 9781283113250 9786613113252 6613113255 0199887055 9780199887057 |