Reading the Chuang-tzu in the T'ang dynasty : the commentary of Chʻeng Hsüan-ying (fl. 631-652) / Shiyi Yu.
Series: Asian thought and culture ; v. 39.Publication details: New York : Peter Lang, c2000.Description: xiv, 209 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0820445541
- 9780820445540
- Commentary of Chʻeng Hsüan-ying (fl. 631-652)
- 299/.51482 21
- BL1900.C576 Y8 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-203) and index.
Ch. 1. Chuang-tzu - The Book in the T'ang Dynasty -- Ch. 2. Ch'eng Hsuan-ying - A Taoist Commentator of the Chuang-tzu in the T'ang Dynasty -- Ch. 3. The Double Mystery and the Chuang-tzu -- Ch. 4. The Meaning of the Void -- Ch. 5. Ch'eng Hsuan-ying's Negotiations with Buddhism -- Ch. 6. Ch'eng Hsuan-ying's Style: A Conclusion.
"This book explores the interaction between Taoism and Buddhism through a reading of the Chuang-tzu. Focusing on the commentary by the Taoist master Ch'eng Hsuan-ying (fl, 631-652), Shiyi Yu argues that, in competition with Buddhism, traditional Chinese thinking took a sharp turn in the early T'ang away from the influence of Taoist-minded philosophers in the Wei-Chin period.
Characterized by being concrete and unambiguous in approaching the issue of transcendence, Ch'eng Hsuan-ying's innovative reading of the Chuang-tzu led to a new emphasis on experience and knowledge. In both these respects, his reading has not only transformed the Chuang-tzu as constructed by previous readers, but also convincingly defended medieval Taoism as a set of practical beliefs that also were grounded in the metaphysics of the time."--BOOK JACKET.
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