A late sixteenth-century Chinese Buddhist fellowship : : spiritual ambitions, intellectual debates, and epistolary connections / / by Jennifer Eichman.
Through a detailed analysis of epistolary writing, A Late Sixteenth-Century Chinese Buddhist Fellowship: Spiritual Ambitions, Intellectual Debates, and Epistolary Connections brings to life the Buddhist discourse of a network of lay disciples who debated the value of Chan versus Pure Land, sudden ve...
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| Superior document: | Sinica Leidensia, Volume 127 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2016. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sinica Leidensia ;
Volume 127. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Through a detailed analysis of epistolary writing, A Late Sixteenth-Century Chinese Buddhist Fellowship: Spiritual Ambitions, Intellectual Debates, and Epistolary Connections brings to life the Buddhist discourse of a network of lay disciples who debated the value of Chan versus Pure Land, sudden versus gradual enlightenment, adherence to Buddhist precepts, and animal welfare. By highlighting the differences between their mentor, the monk Zhuhong 袾宏 (1535-1615), and his nemesis, the Yangming Confucian Zhou Rudeng 周汝登 (1547-1629), this work confronts long-held scholarly views of Confucian dominance to conclude that many classically educated, elite men found Buddhist practices a far more attractive option. Their intellectual debates, self-cultivation practices, and interpersonal relations helped shape the contours of late sixteenth-century Buddhist culture. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004308458 |
| ISSN: | 0169-9563 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Jennifer Eichman. |