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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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 The Fellowship and Its Relations, Epistolary Sources, and Religious Identity
- 2 Mind Cultivation: Theoretical and Practical Considerations
- 3 Ethical Dilemmas: Can Good Buddhists Eat Meat?
- 4 Releasing-Life Societies: Communal Practices and Shared Concerns
- 5 Family Practice: Pure Land Recitation
- 6 The Struggle for Attainment: How to Cultivate the Mind Using Pure Land and Chan Techniques
- 7 Evaluating Attainment: Hearsay, Judgment, Consensus
- Concluding Remarks
- Appendix A: Members of the Fellowship
- Bibliography
- Index.