Esoteric Zen: Zen and the tantric teachings in premodern Japan

Introduction: Three Buddhas Sitting in a Maṇḍala -- 1. Outside the Teachings: Enni, Jōmyō, and the Common Conceptual Space of Zen and Tendai in Early Medieval Japan -- 2. The Vicissitudes of Turning Upward: Enni's Three Mechanisms and Their Contexts -- 3. The Zen of Mahāvairocana: Enni on Zen a...

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Published in:Brill's Japanese studies library
Subtitles:Zen and the tantric teachings in premodern Japan
Main Author: Licha, Stephan 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2023]
In: Brill's Japanese studies library (volume 73)
Series/Journal:Brill's Japanese studies library volume 73
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Japan / Zen Buddhism / Vajrayāna / History
Further subjects:B Zen Buddhism Doctrines (Japan) History
B Tantric Buddhism (Japan) History
B Japan History Kamakura period, 1185-1333
B Tantric Buddhism Doctrines (Japan)
B Zen Buddhism History (Japan)
B Zen Buddhism (Japan) History
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Introduction: Three Buddhas Sitting in a Maṇḍala -- 1. Outside the Teachings: Enni, Jōmyō, and the Common Conceptual Space of Zen and Tendai in Early Medieval Japan -- 2. The Vicissitudes of Turning Upward: Enni's Three Mechanisms and Their Contexts -- 3. The Zen of Mahāvairocana: Enni on Zen and the Tantric Teachings -- 4. The Heart of Flesh in the Body of the Teachings: Variations on Esoteric Zen in Enni, Chikotsu, and Kokan -- 5. Means of Mediation: Kōan Interpretation from Enni to Sōtō Lineages -- 6. The Topology of the Womb: Enni, Chikotsu, Dōhan, and the Beginnings of Zen Embryology -- 7. The Womb Was Their Kōan: Zen Embryology in Late Medieval Genjū and Sōtō Lineages -- Conclusions: Tantra, Zen, and Oranges -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN:9004541896