Zen evangelist: Shenhui, sudden enlightenment, and the southern school of Chan Buddhism

"Huineng (638-713), author and hero of the Platform Sutra, is often credited with founding the Southern school of Chan Buddhism and its radical doctrine of "sudden enlightenment." However, manuscripts discovered at Dunhuang at the beginning of the twentieth century reveal that the rea...

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Main Author: McRae, John R. 1947-2011 (Author)
Contributors: Robson, James 1965- (Editor) ; Sharf, Robert H. (Editor) ; De Vries, Fedde (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Classics in east Asian Buddhism
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Shenhui 684-758 / China / Zen Buddhism / History 680-760
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B 581-960
B Zen Buddhism (China) Doctrines
B China
B Shenhui (684-758)
B Zen Buddhism - Doctrines
B Buddhism (China) History 581-960
B History
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic