Seeing through Zen

Informationen zum Autor John R. McRae is Associate Professor of East Asian Buddhism in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University. Klappentext This book offers new analytic models for interpretation of Zen spiritual practice and religious history. McRae devotes himself to overturning some commonly held (mis)conceptions! examining basic issues such as ideology! lineage! history vs. legend! transmission! Chan iconoclasm and fundraising! and imperial patronage. Zusammenfassung The tradition of Chan Buddhism - more popularly known as Zen - has been romanticized throughout its history. This book shows how modern critical techniques make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and - ultimately - productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface Conventions McRae's Rules of Zen Studies 1. Looking at Lineage: A Fresh Perspective on Chan Buddhism 2. Beginnings: Differentiating/Connecting Bodhidharma and the East Mountain Teaching 3. Metropolitan Chan: Imperial Patronage and the Chan Style 4. The Riddle of Encounter Dialogue: Who! What! When! and Where? 5. Zen and the Art of Fund-Raising: Religious Vitality and Institutional Dominance in the Song Dynasty 6. Climax Paradigm: Cultural Polarities and Patterns of Self-Cultivation in Song-Dynasty Chan Notes Character Glossary Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: John R. McRae, McRae John R.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2004
• EAN: 9780520237988
• ISBN: 978-0-520-23798-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Philip Lilienthal Book in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); RELIGION / Buddhism / General, Buddhism, Religion & beliefs