Chan rhetoric of uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: sharpening a sword at the dragon gate

New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2016)
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This book provides an innovative, critical textual and literary analysis, in light of Song dynasty (960-11279) Chinese cultural and intellectual historical trends, of the Blue Cliff Record, the seminal Chan/Zen Buddhist collection of commentaries on one hundred gongan/koan cases long celebrated for its intricate and articulate interpretative methods.

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BQ9289.Y823.H45 2016

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