Zen Buddhism A History: India and China

Name: Zen Buddhism A History: India and China
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ISBN: 9780028971094

ISBN-10: 0028971094

ISBN-13: 9780028971094

Edition: 1994 (Revised)

Authors: Heinrich Dumoulin

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This book offers a detailed account of the history, development, ideas and image of the Zen school of Mahayana Buddhism. The author explores the origins of Zen, from its roots in the Buddhist and Yoga traditions of ancient India to the influence of Taoism on its formation and growth in China.

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 16
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Foreword to the English Edition
Prologue
Linguistic Conventions
Introduction
Beginnings and Roots in India
Sakyamuni, the Enlightened One	p. 3
The Yogic Element in Buddhism	p. 13
The Essentials of Mahayana	p. 27
The Mahayana Sutras and Zen	p. 41
Origins and Blossoming in China
Preparations in Chinese Buddhism	p. 63
The Early Period	p. 85
The Split between the Northern and Southern Schools	p. 107
The Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch	p. 123
The Zen Movement after Hui-neng	p. 155
Lin-chi	p. 179
Characteristics of the Five Houses	p. 211
The Sung Period: A Time of Maturation	p. 243
Developments in Culture and Society	p. 265
Epilogue	p. 297
Supplement: The Northern School of Chinese Zen	p. 303
App. 1: Abbreviations	p. 343
App. 2: Chronological Table	p. 347
App. 3: Chinese Characters	p. 349
App. 4: Genealogical Tables	p. 365
Index of Names and Titles	p. 377
Index of Terms and Subjects	p. 383
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