| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Titlepage; Contents ; Preface ; 1. Prolegomenon to a New Hermeneutic: On Being Uncertain about Uncertainty ; 2. Entering the Dragon Gate: Textual Formation in Historical and Rhetorical Contexts ; 3. Unintended Baggage? Part I: Yuanwu in His Own Write Vis-.à-. Vis Xuedou |
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4. Unintended Baggage? Part II: Yuanwu in His Own Write Vis-.à-. Vis Dahui 5. Sharpening a Sword: Case Studies of Representative Gongan ; 6. Questions Are in the Answers: Enduring Legacy in Relation to Textual Controversies ; Appendix 1: Blue Cliff Record Lineage Chart |
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Appendix 2: Blue Cliff Record Cases with Notes Appendix 3: Blue Cliff Record Cases in Other Chan/. Zen Texts ; Appendix 4: Timelines ; Notes ; Sino-. Japanese Glossary ; Bibliography ; Index |
| Summary |
This work provides an innovative and critical analysis, in light of Song dynasty (960-11279) Chinese cultural and intellectual historical trends, of the Blue Cliff Record, the seminal Chan/Zen Buddhist collection of commentaries on one hundred gongan/koan cases, which has long been celebrated for its intricate and articulate interpretative methods |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Yuanwu, 1063-1135. Bi yan lu.
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| SUBJECT |
Bi yan lu (Yuanwu) fast |
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Koan.
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Zen literature, Chinese -- History and criticism
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Koan
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Zen literature, Chinese
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199397792 |
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0199397791 |
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9780199397785 |
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0199397783 |
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