Leaving for the Rising Sun : Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wu, Jiang, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

åObaku (Sect)--History.

åObaku (Sect).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Leaving for the Rising Sun

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1654 Zen Master Yinyuan traveled from China to Japan. Seven years later his monastery, Manpukuji, was built and he had founded his own tradition called Obaku. Leaving for the Rising Sun tells the story of the tremendous obstacles he faced, drawing parallels between his experiences and the broader political and cultural context in which he lived.

Contents:

Intro

Leaving for the Rising Sun

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Conventions

Chronology

Introduction: Yinyuan as a Symbol of Authenticity

1 In Search of Enlightenment: Yinyuan and the Reinvention of the "Authentic Transmission" in Late Ming Buddhist Revival

2 Building a Dharma Transmission Monastery: Mount Huangbo in Seventeenth-Century China

3 Leaving for the Rising Sun: The Historical Background of Yinyuan Longqi's Migration to Japan in 1654

4 The Taikun's Zen Master from China: Yinyuan, the Edo Bakufu, and the Founding of Manpukuji in 1661

5 The Multiple Lives of a Chinese Monk: Yinyuan as Zen Master, Literary Man, and Thaumaturge

6 Authenticity in Dispute: Responses to the Ideal of Authenticity in Edo Japan

7 Where Are the Authentic Monks? The Bakufu's Failed Attempts to Recruit Chinese Monks

Conclusion: Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

0-19-939314-1

OCLC:

896835049