Liberating intimacy : enlightenment and social virtuosity in Ch'an Buddhism /
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| Author / Creator: | Hershock, Peter D. |
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| Imprint: | Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, 1996. |
| Description: | xv, 236 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2476595 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Part I. Theoretical Foundations of Ch'an Enlightenment
- 1. Suffering: Divergent Conceptions of the Context of Enlightenment
- 2. Culture and the Limits of Personhood: Common Rituals and Uncommon Tales
- 3. Dramatic Interdependence and Improvisation: Sociality as Orientation
- 4. Communicative Conduct: The Paradigmatic Locus of Ch'an Enlightenment
- Part II. Practice: The Embodiment of Enlightenment
- 5. Intimacy and Virtuosity: Entering the Gate of Ch'an Practice
- 6. Opening the Field of Virtuosity: Practicing Tun-wu, Wei-hsin, and K'ung7. The Techniques of Unmaking: Energy and Awakening in Ch'an
- 8. Morality and Character in the Mastery of Ch'an
- Notes
- References
- Index