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The records of Mazu and the making of classical Chan literature /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poceski, Mario (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Mazu, > 709-788.
Buddhist literature, Chinese > History and criticism.
Zen Buddhism > China > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
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  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Conventions
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Study of Chan Literature
  • Chapter 1: Mazu's Records and the Study of Chan Literature
  • Chapter 2: Hagiographic Representations of Patriarch Ma
  • Chapter 3: Further Communal Remembrances
  • Chapter 4: Formation of Chan Genres
  • Chapter 5: Four Main Genres
  • Chapter 6: Protracted Makings of Texts and Patriarchs
  • Part II: Translation and Commentary of Mazu's Records
  • Text 1: Mazu's Stele Inscription
  • Text 2: Stone Case Inscription
  • Text 3: Biographical Entry in Zu tang ji
  • Text 4: Excerpts from Zong jing lu
  • Text 5: Biographical Entry in Song gao seng zhuan
  • Text 6: Biographical Entry in Jingde chuan deng lu
  • Text 7: Sermon in Jingde chuan deng lu
  • Appendix: Additional Sources about Mazu
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.