The Zen canon : understanding the classic texts / edited by Steven Heine and Dale S. Wright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heine, Steven, 1950-

Wright, Dale S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zen Buddhism--Sacred books--Introductions.

Zen Buddhism.

Zen literature--History and criticism.

Zen literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 315 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents a collection of essays, which argue that Zen Buddhism actually has a rich and varied literary heritage. Among the significant texts are hagiographic accounts and recorded sayings of individual Zen masters, koan collections and commentaries and rules for monastic life.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; Transliteration and Terminology; Introduction: Canon and Canonicity in the History of the Zen Literary Tradition; 1. Tsung-mi's Zen Prolegomenon: Introduction to an Exemplary Zen Canon; 2. Mazu yulu and the Creation of the Chan Records of Sayings; 3. The Lidai fabao ji (Record of the Dharma-Jewel through the Ages); 4. The Huang-po Literature; 5. Lineage and Context in the Patriarch's Hall Collection and the Transmission of the Lamp; 6. The Record of Hongzhi and the Recorded Sayings Literature of Song-Dynasty Chan

7. The Wu-men kuan (J. Mumonkan): The Formation, Propagation, and Characteristics of a Classic Zen Koan Text; 8. The Eihei koroku: The Record of Dogen's Later Period at Eihei-ji Temple; 9. Chanyuan qinggui and Other ""Rules of Purity"" in Chinese Buddhism; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-988218-5

0-19-515068-6

0-19-803433-4

1-281-19676-2

1-4237-2632-4

9786611196769

OCLC:

72836417