Yongming Yanshou's conception of Chan in the Zongjing lu a special transmission within the scriptures
Yongming Yanshou ranks among the great thinkers of the Chinese and East Asian Buddhist traditions, one whose legacy has endured for more than a thousand years. Albert Welter offers new insight into the significance of Yanshou and his major work, the Zongjing lu, by showing their critical role in the...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011, 2011
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Yongming Yanshou ranks among the great thinkers of the Chinese and East Asian Buddhist traditions, one whose legacy has endured for more than a thousand years. Albert Welter offers new insight into the significance of Yanshou and his major work, the Zongjing lu, by showing their critical role in the contested Buddhist and intellectual territories of the Five Dynasties and early Song dynasty China |
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Physical Description: | vii, 381 p. |
ISBN: | 9780199897322 |