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The
Zhenzheng lun ¿¿¿ (
T 2112, Treatise of Revealing the Correct) is a Chinese Buddhist apologetic treatise with a distinct anti-Daoist stance in three
juan. It is organized as a dialogue between a Daoist, the "Venerable Obstructed by Customs" (
zhisu gongzi ¿¿¿¿), and the Buddhist
"Master Revealing the Correct"
(
zhenzheng xiansheng ¿¿¿¿) in which the former is gradually led towards an orthodox Buddhist understanding by the latter through the refutation of his various arguments against Buddhism. Composed in the late 7th century, the text was authored depending on the political interests and strategies of Wu Zhaö¿ (624-705), who in 690 was enthroned as Empress Wu Zetian ¿¿¿. This study of Thomas Jülch offers a richly annotated and complete translation of the
Zhenzheng lun along with an introductory part that focuses on reconstructing the political and propagandistic circumstances relevant to the understanding of the
Zhenzheng lun.
List of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword HELWIG SCHMIDT-GLINTZER
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
I. Buddhism and Political Ideology under Wu Zetian
II. Aspects of Daoist Thought Refuted in the
Zhenzheng lunIII. The
Zhenzheng lun and its Place in Chinese Buddhist Apologetic Thought
IV. Falin, Xuanyi, and the
Zhenzheng lun: A Contextualization
V. A Comparative Perspective
Preliminary Remarks
Translation (DS 1-30)
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Thomas Jülch is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Ghent University, Belgium.
Summary
The Zhenzheng lun ??? (T 2112, Treatise of Revealing the Correct) is a Chinese Buddhist apologetic treatise with a distinct anti-Daoist stance in three juan.
