The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Codes in China : : An Annotated Translation and Study of the Chanyuan qinggui / / Professor Yifa.

The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Codes in China contains the first complete translation of China's earliest and most influential monastic code. The twelfth-century text Chanyuan qinggui (Rules of Purity for the Chan Monastery) provides a wealth of detail on all aspects of life in public Buddhis...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Kuroda Classics in East Asian Buddhism ; 15
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Conventions
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Context
  • 1. Evolution of Monastic Regulations in China
  • 2. Genesis of Chanyuan qinggui: Continuity and Adaptation
  • Part Two: Text
  • 3. The Author and His Work
  • 4. Chanyuan qinggui in Translation
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Finding List