Ordinary mind as the way : the Hongzhou school and the growth of Chan Buddhism / Mario Poceski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poceski, Mario.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hongzhou (Sect)--History.

Hongzhou (Sect).

Zen Buddhism--China--History.

Zen Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a comprehensive study of Hongzhou school, which under the leadership of Mazu Daoyi (709-788) and his disciples emerged as the dominant tradition of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China during the middle part of the Tang dynasty (618-907).

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations and Conventions; Introduction; Mazu and the Hongzhou School; The Study of Chan History; Images of the Hongzhou School; About this Volume; Summary of the Chapters; Part I: History; 1. The Life and Times of Mazu Daoyi; Early Years in Sichuan; Formative Monastic Training; Travel East; Study with Huairang; Initial Teaching in Fujian and Jiangxi; Training of Disciples in Hongzhou; Final Days and Passing Away; 2. Regional Spread of the Hongzhou School; Backgrounds of Mazu's Disciples; Xitang Zhizang; Baizhang Huaihai; Other Monks Active in Jiangxi and the South

Spread to Central ChinaGrowth in the Lower Yangtze Region; Expansion to the North; Mazu's Disciples in Chang'an; Ruman and Chan in Luoyang; 3. The Hongzhou School and Mid-Tang Chan; Pattern of Growth; Literati Associations and Networks of Patronage; Interactions with other Chan Lineages; Contours of the Chan Movement; Lineage and Religious Identities; Reconfiguration of Chan Orthodoxy; Influence on the Spread of Chan in Korea; Transitions in Tang Chan; Later Developments; Part II. Doctrine and Practice; 4. Doctrinal Contexts and Religious Attitudes

The Traditions and Doctrines of Tang BuddhismDoctrinal Taxonomies; Monastic Mores and Ideals; Attitudes toward Meditation; Canonicity and Attitudes toward Scriptural Authority; Use of Scriptures; 5. Mind, Buddha, and the Way; Detachment; Expedient Means; Mind and Buddha; Some Critiques; "It Is Not a Thing"; Ordinary Mind; 6. Path of Practice and Realization; The "Sudden" and "Gradual" Paradigms; A Vanishing Paradigm; A Gradual Path of Practice; Stages of the Path; Comparable Conceptual Models; Awakening and Realization; Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; P

QR; S; T; W; X; Y; Z; 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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-274) and index.

ISBN:

9786611851767

0-19-804320-1

1-4356-4228-7

1-281-85176-0

OCLC:

206937556