Linji Lu and the Creation of Chan Orthodoxy The Development of Chan's Records of Sayings Literature

Name: Linji Lu and the Creation of Chan Orthodoxy The Development of Chan's Records of Sayings Literature
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ISBN: 9780195329575

ISBN-10: 0195329570

ISBN-13: 9780195329575

Edition: 2007

Authors: Albert Welter, Albert Welter

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The Linji lu, or Record of Linji, ranks among the most famous and influential texts of the Chan and Zen traditions. Ostensibly containing the teachings of the Tang dynasty figure Linji Yixuan, the text has generally been accepted at face value, as reliable records of the teachings of this historical figure. In this book, Albert Welter offers the first systematic study of the Linji lu in a western language. Welter places the Linji lu in its historical context, showing how the text was manipulated over time by the Linji faction. Rather than recording the teachings of the illustrious patriarch of legend, the text reflects the motivations of Linji faction descendants in the Song dynasty…

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List price: $125.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.57" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.210

Albert Welter is a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Winnipeg. He is the author of Monks, Rulers, and Literati: The Political Ascendancy of Chan Buddhism




Defining Orthodoxy in the Chan/Zen Traditions



Tracing the Elusive Yulu: The Origins of Chan's Records of Sayings



Narration in Action: Early Fragments of Linji's Teachings



Giving Form to the Formless: The Formation of the Linji lu



Strange Brew: The Fictional Background to Yulu Encounter Dialogues


Toward a Conclusion: The Linji lu and the Process of Yulu Formation


Abbreviations Used in the Notes


Notes


Bibliography


Index