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

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This title explores the historical growth, makeup, and transformation of Chan (Zen) Buddhist literature in late mediaeval China. It also surveys the distinctive features and the contents of particular types of texts and analyses the forces, milieus, and concerns that shaped key processes of textual...

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Main Author: Poceski, Mario (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Mazu, > 709-788.
Mazu, > 709-788
Zen Buddhism > History.
Zen literature > History.
Bouddhisme zen > Histoire.
Littérature zen > Histoire.
PHILOSOPHY > Zen.
RELIGION > Buddhism > Zen.
Zen Buddhism
Zen literature
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This title explores the historical growth, makeup, and transformation of Chan (Zen) Buddhist literature in late mediaeval China. It also surveys the distinctive features and the contents of particular types of texts and analyses the forces, milieus, and concerns that shaped key processes of textual production. While the main emphasis is on a range of written sources that deal with a celebrated Chan tradition that developed and rose to prominence during the Tang era (618-907), the coverage extends to the Five Dynasties (907-960) and Song (960-1279) periods.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 354 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190225766
0190225769
0190463759
9780190463755