Title A late sixteenth-century Chinese Buddhist fellowship : spiritual ambitions, intellectual debates, and epistolary connections / by Jennifer Eichman

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 422 pages) Series Sinica Leidensia ; volume 127 Sinica Leidensia ; v. 127 Contents Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Fellowship and Its Relations, Epistolary Sources, and Religious Identity -- 2 Mind Cultivation: Theoretical and Practical Considerations -- 3 Ethical Dilemmas: Can Good Buddhists Eat Meat? -- 4 Releasing-Life Societies: Communal Practices and Shared ƯConcerns -- 5 Family Practice: Pure Land Recitation -- 6 The Struggle for Attainment: How to Cultivate the Mind Using Pure Land and Chan Techniques -- 7 Evaluating Attainment: Hearsay, Judgment, Consensus -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A: Members of the Fellowship -- Bibliography -- Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 04, 2016) Subject Zhuhong, 1535-1615. Zhou, Rudeng, 1547-1629. Zhou, Rudeng, 1547-1629 Zhuhong, 1535-1615 Buddhism -- China -- History -- 960-1644. Religious thought -- China -- 16th century Letter writing -- China -- History -- 16th century Social networks -- China -- History -- 16th century RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. Buddhism Letter writing Religious thought Social networks Buddhismus Chinesische Philosophie Soziales Netzwerk China Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2015045071 ISBN 9789004308459 9004308458 9004305130 9789004305137

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