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The story of Chinese Zen / by Nan Huai-chin ; translated by Thomas Cleary.

Title
The story of Chinese Zen / by Nan Huai-chin ; translated by Thomas Cleary.
Author
Nan, Huaijin
Publication
Boston : C.E. Tuttle, c1995.

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ix, 258 p.; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Tuttle library of enlightenment
Uniform Title
Tuttle library of enlightenment.
Subject
  • Zen Buddhism > China
  • Buddhism > China > History
  • China > Zen influences
Genre/Form
  • History
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. I. Background. Ch. 1. Connections Between Buddhism and Historical Chinese Culture -- Pt. II. A Brief Introduction to the Contents of Buddhist Study. Ch. 2. The Background of Indian Culture. Ch. 3. The Contribution to Humankind and the World Made by Shakyamuni's Leaving Home and Attaining Enlightenment. Ch. 4. Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism. Ch. 5. Mahayana Thought -- Pt. III. An Outline of the Zen School. Ch. 6. Zen and Its Roots. Ch. 7. Influences on the Development of Zen Before the Early T'ang Dynasty. Ch. 8. The Sixth Patriarch of Zen. Ch. 9. The Great Flourishing of Zen in the Early T'ang Dynasty -- Pt. IV. Some Keys to Studying Zen. Ch. 10. On the Use of Colloquialisms. Ch. 11. Understanding Some Important Technical Terms. Ch. 12. Important Points in Reading Zen Classics -- Pt. V. The Heart and Goal of Zen. Ch. 13. The True Goal of Zen Study. Ch. 14. The Process of Zen: Mental Work and Insight. Ch. 15. Nirvana and the Aim of Zen. Ch. 16. On the Zen Fashion of Emphasizing Concentration on a Word or Saying During and After the Sung and Yuan Dynasties. Ch. 17. The Doctrine of the Three Barriers and the Realm of Zen Investigative Meditation Since the Yuan and Ming Dynasties -- Pt. VI. The Relationship Between Zen and Neo-Confucianism. Ch. 18. The Sources of Zen Buddhism's Influence on Neo-Confucianism. Ch. 19. Neo-Confucianism and the Sayings and Doings of the Zen Masters -- Pt. VII. Zen and Chinese Literature.
ISBN
0804830509
LCCN
^^^95023255^
OCLC
32746588
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library