The Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism in eighth- through tenth-century China / Jinhua Jia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jia, Jinhua.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hongzhou (Sect)--History.

Hongzhou (Sect).

Mazu, 709-788.

Mazu.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 220 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a wide-ranging examination of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism—the precursor to Zen Buddhism—under Mazu Daoyi (709–788) and his successors in eighth- through tenth-century China, which was credited with creating a Golden Age or classical tradition. Jinhua Jia uses stele inscriptions and other previously ignored texts to explore the school's teachings and history. Defending the school as a full-fledged, significant lineage, Jia reconstructs Mazu's biography and resolves controversies about his disciples. In contrast to the many scholars who either accept or reject the traditional Chan histories and discourse records, she thoroughly examines the Hongzhou literature to differentiate the original, authentic portions from later layers of modification and recreation.The book describes the emergence and maturity of encounter dialogue and analyzes the new doctrines and practices of the school to revise the traditional notion of Mazu and his followers as iconoclasts. It also depicts the strivings of Mazu's disciples for orthodoxy and how the criticisms of and reflections on Hongzhou doctrine led to the schism of this line and the rise of the Shitou line and various houses during the late Tang and Five Dynasties periods. Jia refutes the traditional Chan genealogy of two lines and five houses and calls for new frameworks in the study of Chan history. An annotated translation of datable discourses of Mazu is also included.

Contents:

Intro

The Hongzhou Schoolof Chan Buddhismin Eighth- throughTenth-Century China

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

TABLES

ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS

INTRODUCTION

1. BIOGRAPHY OF MAZU DAOYI

MAZU'S YOUTH IN SICHUAN (709-CA. 7 2 9 )

WANDERING AND TRAINING IN HUBEI ANDHUNAN (CA. 730-7 4 2 )

TEACHING ON THE MOUNTAINS OF FUJIAN ANDJIANGXI (742-772 )

ESTABLISHING THE HONGZHOU COMMUNITY (772-7 8 8 )

2. MAZU DAOYI'S DISCIPLES

TIANHUANG DAOWU

DANXIA TIANRAN

YAOSHAN WEIYAN

NEW LIST OF MAZU'S DISCIPLES

3. EXAMINATION OF THE HONGZHOUSCHOOL LITERATURE

EMERGENCE AND MATURITY OFENCOUNTER DIALOGUE

DISCOURSE RECORDS ATTRIBUTED TO MAZU

TEXTS AND DISCOURSES ATTRIBUTED TOMAZU'S DISCIPLES

4. CHAN DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE OFTHE HONGZHOU SCHOOL

"ORDINARY MIND IS THE WAY"

ORIGINAL ENLIGHTENMENT AND NO-CULTIVATION

"BUDDHA-NATURE MANIFESTS IN FUNCTION"

NEW PRACTICE OF ENCOUNTER DIALOGUE AND NEWTERMINOLOGY AND IMAGERY

5. ROAD TO ORTHODOXY

BAOLIN ZHUAN: ITS AUTHOR AND TWOFOLDCLAIM OF ORTHODOXY

CHAN VERSES ATTRIBUTED TO BAOZHI ANDYONGJIA XUANJUE

ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAN MONASTERIES ANDMONASTIC REGULATIONS

EXPANSION OF THE HONGZHOU SCHOOL ANDIMPERIAL RECOGNITION

6. SCHISM OF THE HONGZHOU SCHOOL DURINGTHE LATE TANG AND FIVE DYNASTIES:DECONSTRUCTING THE TRADITIONAL GENEALOGYOF TWO LINES AND FIVE HOUSES

CONTROVERSIES OVER AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HONGZHOU DOCTRINE

THE SCHISM OF THE HONGZHOU SCHOOL AND THERISE OF THE SHITOU LINE AND VARIOUS HOUSES:DECONSTRUCTING THE GENEALOGY

Appendix:ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF MAZUDAOYI'S DISCOURSES

NOTES

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-208) and index.

ISBN:

9780791481424

0791481425

9781429412827

1429412828

OCLC:

74908302