Portrayals of Chan Buddhism in the Literature of Internal Alchemy

Chan 禪 Buddhism's rise to popularity in the Song dynasty produced far-reaching effects within Chinese religious culture. This paper examines the ways in which doctrinal, literary, and mythological elements, drawn from Chan sources, were utilized within literary works associated with internal al...

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Published in:Journal of Chinese religions
Main Author: Capitanio, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2015]
In: Journal of Chinese religions
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Religious pluralism / Zen Buddhism / Nei dan
Further subjects:B Chan
B Buddhism
B Alchemy
B Daoism
B Neidan
B Zhang Boduan
B Buddho-Daoism
B Bodhidharma
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)