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The nature and rationale of Zen/Chan and enlightenment : the mind of a pre-natal baby / Ming Dong Gu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gu, Mingdong, 1955- author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; 30.
- Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy 30
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Enlightenment (Zen Buddhism).
- Spiritual life--Zen Buddhism.
- Spiritual life.
- Zen Buddhism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 224 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Ming Dong Gu is Katherine R. Cecil Professor in the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, the University of Texas at Dallas and Visiting Chair Professor of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His main research interest covers comparative poetics and thought. Recent publications include Fusion of Critical Horizons in Chinese and Western Language, Poetics, Aesthetics (Palgrave Macmillan 2021) and Why Traditional Chinese Philosophy Still Matters (Routledge, 2018).
- Contents:
- Introduction: One Man's Journey to Zen/Chan
- 1. A Paradigm Shift for Zen/Chan Studies
- 2. Is Zen/Chan a Mysterium Ineffabile?
- 3. Is Zen/Chan a School of Buddhism?
- 4. What Is the Authentic Nature of Chan School?
- 5. Enlightenment as Momentary Return to Pre-Natal Mind
- 6. A Neuroscientific Approach to Zen/Chan and Enlightenment
- 7. What Makes Zen/Chan Thought Unique and Original?
- 8. Ideology, Mindfulness, and Transcultural Religion
- Conclusion: Zen/Chan Is the Dao/Tao of No Thinking
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 13, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gu, Mingdong, 1955- Nature and rationale of Zen/Chan and enlightenment
- ISBN:
- 9781003395348
- 1003395341
- 9781000916324
- 1000916324
- 9781000916355
- 1000916359
- Publisher Number:
- 40031918349
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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