Monks, rulers, and literati : the political ascendancy of Chan Buddhism /
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| Author / Creator: | Welter, Albert, 1952- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description: | x, 322 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5850741 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Introduction and background
- 1. The historical and geographical context of Chan's official acceptance
- 2. Official recognition of Chan Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty
- Pt. II. Factional motives and literati influences in the creation of Chan narratives
- 3. Chan transmission records and factional motives in the Tang Dynasty
- 4. Chan transmission and factional motives in the Patriarch's Hall anthology (Zutang ji)
- 5. Chan transmission and factional motives in the Jingde (Era) transmission of the lamp (Jingde Chuandeng lu)
- 6. Literati influences on the compilation of Chan records : the Jingde (Era) transmission of the lamp and the Tiansheng (Era) expanded lamp record
- 7. Literati interpretations of Chan Buddhism in early Song China.