Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity An Annotated Translation of Tsung-Mi's Yuan Jen Lun

Name: Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity An Annotated Translation of Tsung-Mi's Yuan Jen Lun
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ISBN: 9780824817640

ISBN-10: 0824817648

ISBN-13: 9780824817640

Edition: 1995

Authors: Peter N. Gregory, Tsung-mi

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¿A superb book ... one clearly designed for practical use.¿ ¿Buddhist Studies Review 14 (1997) ¿Gregory¿s work serves as a model for future scholars wishing to present translations of key East Asian Buddhist texts to a broader audience.¿ ¿Philosophy East and West 48 (1998) ¿Ein wertvoller Beitrag als vollstSndige ¿bersetzung, als Erkenntnisquelle Yber den chinesischen Buddhismus fYr Interessierte und als Lehrmaterial fYr diejenigen, die ihn lehren mYssen.¿ ¿Monumenta Serica 45 (1997) ¿Peter Gregory¿s is a name that I as a layman (vis-a-vis academia) am always happy to see attached to a text as I feel confident that the work will be of genuine interest and that my understanding will be…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 10/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

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Figures	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Abbreviations and Conventions	p. xiii
Introduction
A Window on Chinese Buddhist Thought	p. 3
Historical Context	p. 25
A Note on the Translation	p. 38
Running Translation	p. 41
Annotated Translation and Commentary
Tsung-mi's Preface	p. 65
Exposing Deluded Attachments: Confucianism and Taoism	p. 80
Exposing the Partial and Superficial
Introduction	p. 105
The Teaching of Humans and Gods	p. 110
The Teaching of the Lesser Vehicle	p. 128
The Teaching of the Phenomenal Appearances of the Dharmas	p. 148
The Teaching That Refutes Phenomenal Appearances	p. 161
Conclusion	p. 176
Directly Revealing the True Source: The Teaching That Reveals the Nature	p. 177
Reconciling Root and Branch: The Process of Phenomenal Evolution	p. 189
Glossary of Names, Terms, and Texts	p. 207
A Guide to Supplemental Readings	p. 227
Bibliography of Works Cited	p. 235
Index	p. 249
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