The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben
This book presents Chan (Zen) Buddhism through the talks and writings of Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323), the key Chan master of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Through translation of various genres of Zhongfeng's talks and writings, the book attempts to allow Zhongfeng to "speak Chan/Z...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Further subjects: | B
Zen Buddhism Early works to 1800
B Electronic books B Mingben Shi (1263-1323) B Mingben,-Shi,-1263-1323 B Zen Buddhism-Early works to 1800 |
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| Summary: | This book presents Chan (Zen) Buddhism through the talks and writings of Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323), the key Chan master of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Through translation of various genres of Zhongfeng's talks and writings, the book attempts to allow Zhongfeng to "speak Chan/Zen" for himself. His interactions with foreign students (such as disciples from distant Yunnan and Japan) and his teachings on the relationship between Chan and Pure Land nianfo (nembutsu) are closely examined. Also, the book highlights his influence on the Linji Chan of the subsequent Ming dynasty (a neglected area in Chan studies). "This book provides an introduction (from the perspective of Chan/Zen Studies) to the teachings of the key figure of Yuan-dynasty Chan: Zhongfeng Mingben. Zhongfeng was a leading student of Gaofeng Yuanmiao. At Gaofeng's death, Zhongfeng left the mountain and for many years resided in various small mountain hermitages (often called "Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitages"). On occasion, he chose to live on a houseboat. He drew students from all over East Asia: Yunnan, Turfan, Mongol officials; Koreans, Japanese, and so forth. The primary focus is on illustrating Zhongfeng's Chan style via translation of selected works in his Chan records. The texts selected from his Chan records include the standard genres instructions to the assembly and dharma talks; the miscellany Night Conversations in a Mountain Hermitage (which covers such topics as the nature of the huatou; the relationship between the bodhisattva stages and Chan; numinous knowing versus false knowing, and so forth); one-hundred poems in imitation of the well-known collection Hanshan's Poems (Poems of Cold Mountain); admonitions on cross-legged sitting Chan, and so forth. Zhongfeng's wider social world, cultural context, and idiosyncratic calligraphy are addressed only in passing"-- |
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| ISBN: | 0197672981 |