Mario Poceski

The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature explores the historical growth and transformation of Chan (Zen) Buddhist literature in medieval China, focusing especially on the earliest records of Mazu Daoyi (709-788).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780190225759
• ISBN-10: 0190225750
• Artikelnr.: 42799945

Autorenporträt

Mario Poceski is Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies and Chinese Religions in the Religion Department of the University of Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Conventions
Introduction
Part I: Study of Chan Literature
Chapter 1: Mazu's Records and the Study of Chan Literature
Chapter 2: Hagiographic Representations of Patriarch Ma
Chapter 3: Further Communal Remembrances
Chapter 4: Formation of Chan Genres
Chapter 5: Four Main Genres
Chapter 6: Protracted Makings of Texts and Patriarchs
Part II: Translation and Commentary of Mazu's Records
Text 1: Mazu's Stele Inscription
Text 2: Stone Case Inscription
Text 3: Biographical Entry in Zu tang ji
Text 4: Excerpts from Zong jing lu
Text 5: Biographical Entry in Song gao seng zhuan
Text 6: Biographical Entry in Jingde chuan deng lu
Text 7: Sermon in Jingde chuan deng lu
Appendix: Additional Sources about Mazu
Glossary
Bibliography
Index