Enlightenment in dispute : the reinvention of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China / Jiang Wu.
Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: xix, 457 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780195333572 (cloth)
- 0195333578 (cloth)
- 294.3/927095109032 22
- BQ9262.9.C5 W8 2008
Contents:
Introduction -- The context of seventeenth-century China -- Reenvisioning Buddhism in the late Ming -- The Literati and Chan Buddhism -- The rise of Chan Buddhism -- The principle of Chan -- Clashes among enlightened minds -- The divergence of interpretation -- The Yongzheng Emperor and imperial intervention -- Lineage matters -- The debate about Tianhuang Daowu and Tianwang Daowu in the late Ming -- The lawsuit about Feiyin Tongrong's Wudeng yantong in the early Qing -- The aftermath -- Critical analysis -- Explaining the rise and fall of Chan Buddhism -- The pattern of Buddhist revival in the past -- Concluding remarks.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks | BQ9262.9.C5 W8 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | TBC00001179 |
Browsing The Anton Library of Chinese Studies shelves, Shelving location: General Stacks Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-439) and index.
Introduction -- The context of seventeenth-century China -- Reenvisioning Buddhism in the late Ming -- The Literati and Chan Buddhism -- The rise of Chan Buddhism -- The principle of Chan -- Clashes among enlightened minds -- The divergence of interpretation -- The Yongzheng Emperor and imperial intervention -- Lineage matters -- The debate about Tianhuang Daowu and Tianwang Daowu in the late Ming -- The lawsuit about Feiyin Tongrong's Wudeng yantong in the early Qing -- The aftermath -- Critical analysis -- Explaining the rise and fall of Chan Buddhism -- The pattern of Buddhist revival in the past -- Concluding remarks.
There are no comments on this title.