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9780231158206: Readings of the Platform Sutra
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ISBN 10 : 0231158203 ISBN 13 : 9780231158206
Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The Platform Sutra comprises a wide range of important Chan/Zen Buddhist teachings. Purported to contain the autobiography and sermons of Huineng (638-713), the legendary Sixth Patriarch of Chan, the sutra has been popular among monastics and the educated elite for centuries. The first study of its kind in English, this volume offers essays that introduce the history and ideas of the sutra to a general audience and interpret its practices. Leading specialists on Buddhism discuss the text's historical background and its vaunted legacy in Chinese culture.

Incorporating recent scholarship and theory, chapters include an overview of Chinese Buddhism, the crucial role of the Platform Sutra in the Chan tradition, and the dynamics of Huineng's biography. They probe the sutra's key philosophical arguments, its paradoxical teachings about transmission, and its position on ordination and other institutions. The book includes a character glossary and extensive bibliography, with helpful references for students, general readers, and specialists throughout. The editors and contributors are among the most respected scholars in the study of Buddhism, and they assess the place of the Platform Sutra in the broader context of Chinese thought, opening the text to all readers interested in Asian culture, literature, spirituality, and religion.

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À propos de l'auteur

Morten Schlütter is an associate professor at the University of Iowa and the author of How Zen Became Zen: The Dispute Over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-Dynasty China.

Stephen F. Teiser is D. T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies at Princeton University. His recent books include Readings of the Lotus Sutra (coedited with Jacqueline I. Stone) and Reinventing the Wheel: Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples.

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Éditeur
Columbia University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0231158203
ISBN 13 
9780231158206
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
232
Éditeur
Schlütter Morten, Teiser Stephen
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780231158213: Readings of the Platform Sutra

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0231158211 ISBN 13 :  9780231158213
Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2012
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