The Linji lu and the Creation of Chan Orthodoxy The Development of Chan's Records of Sayings Literature

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2008Description: XII, 236 p.: illsISBN:
  • 9780195329575
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Contents:
Defining orthodoxy in the Chan/Zen traditions -- Tracing the elusive yulu: the origins of Chan's records of sayings -- Narration in action: early fragments of Linji's teachings -- Giving form to the formless: the formation of the Linji lu -- Strange brew: the fictional background to yulu encounter dialogues -- Toward a conclusion: the Linji lu and the process of yulu formation.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index.

Defining orthodoxy in the Chan/Zen traditions -- Tracing the elusive yulu: the origins of Chan's records of sayings -- Narration in action: early fragments of Linji's teachings -- Giving form to the formless: the formation of the Linji lu -- Strange brew: the fictional background to yulu encounter dialogues -- Toward a conclusion: the Linji lu and the process of yulu formation.

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