| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: Mazu and the Hongzhou School -- The Study of Chan History -- Images of the Hongzhou School -- About this Volume -- Summary the of Chapters -- Part I. History: The Life and Times of Mazu Daoyi: Early Years in Sichuan -- Formative Monastic Training -- Travel East -- Study with Huairang -- Initial Teaching in Fujian and Jiangxi -- Training of Disciples in Hongzhou -- Final Days and Passing Away -- 2. Regional Spread of the Hongzhou School: Backgrounds of Mazu's Disciples -- Xitang Zhizang -- Baizhang Huaihai -- Other Monks Active in Jiangxi and the South -- Spread to Central China -- Growth in the Lower Yangtze Region -- Expansion to the North -- Mazu's Disciples in Chang'an -- Ruman and Chan in Luoyang -- 3. The Hongzhou School and Mid-Tang Chan: Pattern of Growth -- Literati Associations and Networks of Patronage -- Interactions with other Chan Lineages -- Contours of the Chan Movement -- Lineage and Religious Identities -- Reconfiguration of Chan Orthodoxy -- Influence on the Spread of Chan in Korea -- Transitions in Tang Chan -- Later Developments -- Part II: Doctrine and Practice: 4: Doctrinal Contexts and Religious Attitudes: The Traditions and Doctrines of Tang Buddhism -- Doctrinal Taxonomies -- Monastic Mores and Ideals -- Attitudes toward Meditation -- Canonicity and Attitudes towards Scriptural Authority -- Use of Scriptures -- 5: Mind, Buddha, and the Way: Detachment -- Expedient Means -- Mind and Buddha -- Some Critiques -- "It is not a Thing" -- Ordinary Mind -- 6: Path of Practice and Realization: The "Sudden" vs. "Gradual" Paradigms -- Vanishing Paradigm -- A Gradual Path of Practice -- Stages of the Path -- Comparable Conceptual Models -- Awakening and Realization |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive study of Hongzhou school, which under the leadership of Mazu Daoyi (709-788) and his disciples emerged as the dominant tradition of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China during the middle part of the Tang dynasty (618-907) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-274) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Hongzhou (Sect) -- History
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Zen Buddhism -- China -- History
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PHILOSOPHY -- Zen.
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- Zen.
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Hongzhou (Sect)
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Zen Buddhism
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Hongzhou-Schule
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Zen-Buddhismus
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Zen-Buddhismus.
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Hongzhou-Schule.
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China
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China.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Oxford University Press
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| ISBN |
0195319966 |
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9780195319965 |
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9781435642287 |
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1435642287 |
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