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Mystique of Transmission
On An Early Chan History and its Context
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| Author(s) : Adamek, Wendi |
| Publishers Price : £41.50 |
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| ISBN : 0231136641 | | EAN : 9780231136648 | | Cover : Hardback | | Pages : 580 | | Size : 242 x 166mm | | Publisher : Columbia University Press | | Published : 2007 |
Category : Chinese Buddhism
Category 2 : Zen: General
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Synopsis:
Adamek provides a close reading of the eigth century Chan Buddhist Record of the Dharma Jewel Through the Generations (Lidai Fabao ji) along with its first English translation. The work combines a history of the transmission of Buddhism and Chan in China with an account of the Chan master Wuzhu in Sichuan.
The text is compared with related works, tracing changes in the doctrines and practices associated with the transmission of authority in medieval Chinese Buddhism. While Adamek is concerned with familiar Chan themes like patriarchal geneologies and the ideology of sudden enlightenment, she also highlights topics that make this work distinctive: formless practice, the inclusion of female practitioners, the influence of Taoist metaphysics, and connections with early Tibetan Buddhism.
"Elegant and erudite, this study brings the men and women of the late eighth century Bao Tang school to life. Adamek deserves to be read by all who are interested in gender and material culture." Dorothy Ko.
" Adamek's masterful discussion ranges widely through an impressive variety of subject matter, from the very beginnings of Buddhism in China through the emergence of the Chan school in the eighth century. The result is a sensitive and insightful analysis of many of the most significant issues facing this particular field of study. The Mystique of Transmission will be hailed as a major contribution that substantially increases the sophistication of intellectual discourse on the historical development and complex religious identity of Chan and Chinese Buddhism as a whole." John McRae. |
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