Jiang Wu

Enlightenment in Dispute (eBook, PDF)

The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China

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Produktbeschreibung

Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China. Focusing on the evolution of a series of controversies about Chan enlightenment, Jiang Wu describes the process by which Chan reemerged as the most prominent Buddhist establishment of the time. He investigates the development of Chan Buddhism in the seventeenth century, focusing on controversies involving issues such as correct practice and lines of lineage. In this way, he shows how the Chan revival reshaped Chinese Buddhism in late imperial China. Situating these controversies alongside major events of the fateful Ming-Qing transition, Wu shows how the rise and fall of Chan Buddhism was conditioned by social changes in the seventeenth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199715404
• Artikelnr.: 38130685

Autorenporträt

Jiang Wu is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona.

Inhaltsangabe

* Conventions and Explanatory Notes
* Chronology
* Introduction
* Part I: The Context of Seventeenth-Century China
* 1. Reenvisioning Buddhism in the Late Ming
* 2. The Literati and Chan Buddhism
* 3. The Rise of Chan Buddhism
* Part II: The Principle of Chan
* 4. Clashes among Enlightened Minds
* 5. The Divergence of Interpretation
* 6. The Yongzheng Emperor and Imperial Intervention
* Part III: Lineage Matters
* 7. The Debate about Tianhuang Daowu and Tianwang Daowu in the Late
Ming
* 8. The Lawsuit about Feiyin Tongrong's Wudeng yantong in the Early
Qing
* 9. The Aftermath
* Part IV: Critical Analysis
* 10. Explaining the Rise and Fall of Chan Buddhism
* 11. The Pattern of Buddhist Revival in the Past
* Concluding Remarks
* Appendix 1
* Appendix 2
* Appendix 3
* Glossary
* Abbreviations of Dictionaries and Collections
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index