Chan rhetoric of uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record : sharpening a sword at the dragon gate / Steven Heine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heine, Steven, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yuanwu, 1063-1135. Bi yan lu.

Yuanwu.

Zen literature, Chinese--History and criticism.

Zen literature, Chinese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

This work provides an innovative and critical analysis, in light of Song dynasty (960-11279) Chinese cultural and intellectual historical trends, of the Blue Cliff Record, the seminal Chan/Zen Buddhist collection of commentaries on one hundred gongan/koan cases, which has long been celebrated for its intricate and articulate interpretative methods.

Contents:

Preface

1. Prolegomenon to a New Hermeneutic: On Being Uncertain About Uncertainty

2. Entering the Dragon Gate: Textual Formation in Historical and Rhetorical Contexts

3. Unintended Baggage? Part One: Yuanwu in His Own Write Vis-à-vis Xuedou

4. Unintended Baggage? Part Two: Yuanwu in His Own Write Vis-à-vis Dahui

5. Sharpening a Sword: Case Studies of Representative Gongan

6. Questions Are in the Answers: Enduring Legacy in Relation to Textual Controversies

Appendicies.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 7, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780199397792

0-19-939779-1