Steven Heine

Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record

Sharpening a Sword at the Dragon Gate

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an innovative and critical analysis, in light of Song dynasty (960-11279) Chinese cultural and intellectual historical trends, of the Blue Cliff Record, the seminal Chan/Zen Buddhist collection of commentaries on one hundred gongan/koan cases, which has long been celebrated for its intricate and articulate interpretative methods.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780199397778
• ISBN-10: 0199397775
• Artikelnr.: 47864913

Autorenporträt

Steven Heine is Professor of History and Religion and Director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Florida International University.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* 1. Prolegomenon to a New Hermeneutic: On Being Uncertain About
Uncertainty
* 2. Entering the Dragon Gate: Textual Formation in Historical and
Rhetorical Contexts
* 3. Unintended Baggage? Part One: Yuanwu in His Own Write Vis-à-vis
Xuedou
* 4. Unintended Baggage? Part Two: Yuanwu in His Own Write Vis-à-vis
Dahui
* 5. Sharpening a Sword: Case Studies of Representative Gongan
* 6. Questions Are in the Answers: Enduring Legacy in Relation to
Textual Controversies
* Appendix
* Notes
* Sino-Japanese Glossary
* Bibliography
* Index