Jiang Wu

Enlightenment in Dispute

The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China

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Produktbeschreibung

Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 723g
• ISBN-13: 9780199895564
• ISBN-10: 0199895562
• Artikelnr.: 34226662

Autorenporträt

Jiang Wu is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona.

Inhaltsangabe

* Conventions and Explanatory Notes
* Chronology
* Introduction
* Part I: The Context of Seventeenth-Century China
* 1. Reenvisioning Buddhism in the Late Ming
* 2. The Literati and Chan Buddhism
* 3. The Rise of Chan Buddhism
* Part II: The Principle of Chan
* 4. Clashes among Enlightened Minds
* 5. The Divergence of Interpretation
* 6. The Yongzheng Emperor and Imperial Intervention
* Part III: Lineage Matters
* 7. The Debate about Tianhuang Daowu and Tianwang Daowu in the Late
Ming
* 8. The Lawsuit about Feiyin Tongrong's Wudeng yantong in the Early
Qing
* 9. The Aftermath
* Part IV: Critical Analysis
* 10. Explaining the Rise and Fall of Chan Buddhism
* 11. The Pattern of Buddhist Revival in the Past
* Concluding Remarks
* Appendix 1
* Appendix 2
* Appendix 3
* Glossary
* Abbreviations of Dictionaries and Collections
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index