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Enlightenment in Dispute : the Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China.

Focusing on the evolution of a series of controversies about Chan enlightenment, Jiang Wu describes the process by which Chan reemerged as the most prominent Buddhist establishment of the time. He argues that the revival of Chan Buddhism depended upon reinventions of previous Chan ideals, which had...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wu, Jiang
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Zen Buddhism > China > History > 17th century.
Bouddhisme zen > Chine > Histoire > 17e siècle.
China.
Asia.
Buddhist)
RELIGION.
History.
Theology.
Zen Buddhism
China
1600-1699
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Focusing on the evolution of a series of controversies about Chan enlightenment, Jiang Wu describes the process by which Chan reemerged as the most prominent Buddhist establishment of the time. He argues that the revival of Chan Buddhism depended upon reinventions of previous Chan ideals, which had been lost after the Song dynasty.
Physical Description:1 online resource (432 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.