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The Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism in eighth- through tenth-century China /

"This book provides a wide-ranging examination of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism - the precursor to Zen Buddhism - under Mazu Daoyi (709-788) and his successors in eighth- through tenth-century China, which was created with creating a Golden Age or classical tradition. Jinhua Jia uses ste...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jia, Jinhua
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2006.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Biography of Mazu Daoyi
  • Ch. 2. Mazu Daoyi's disciples
  • Ch. 3. Examination of the Hongzhou School Literature
  • Ch. 4. Chan doctrine and practice of the Hongzhou School
  • Ch. 5. Road to orthodoxy
  • Ch. 6. Schism of the Hongzhou School during the late Tang and Five Dynasties : deconstructing the traditional genealogy of two lines and five houses
  • App. Annotated translation of Mazu Daoyi's discourses.