Yulu Formation in Chinese Chan: The Records of Qingyuan Xingsi and Nanyue Huairang

Abstract In recent decades, the study of Chan Buddhism has emerged from the haze of mythologically tinged orthodoxy. This study focuses on the yulu (Dialogue Record) formation process of two of Chan’s most important masters, Qingyuan Xingsi and Nanyue Huairang, linchpins for a flourishing Chan tradi...

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Main Author: Welter, Albert 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2019
In: Journal of Chan Buddhism
Year: 2019, Volume: 1, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 77-145
Further subjects:B Zutang ji
B Tiansheng guangdenglu
B Jingde chuandenglu
B Yulu (Dialogue Records)
B Qingyuan Xingsi
B Nanyue Huairang
B Zongjing lu
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Summary:Abstract In recent decades, the study of Chan Buddhism has emerged from the haze of mythologically tinged orthodoxy. This study focuses on the yulu (Dialogue Record) formation process of two of Chan’s most important masters, Qingyuan Xingsi and Nanyue Huairang, linchpins for a flourishing Chan tradition allegedly descended from them. Viewed through four seminal texts – Zutang ji, Zongjing lu, Jingde chuandenglu and Tiansheng guangdenglu – Qingyuan Xingsi and Nanyue Huairang represent two very different cases in the development of Chan. While Xingsi remains a relatively obscure figure, Huairang emerges with a full-fledged Chan persona. The study emphasizes the role of textual compilations in shaping the Chan imaginaire of these two masters.
ISSN:2589-7179
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Chan Buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/25897179-12340006