Enlightenment in Dispute

The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China

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Jiang Wu

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Paperback / softback

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Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China. Focusing on the evolution of a series of controversies about Chan enlightenment, Jiang Wu describes the process by which Chan reemerged as the most prominent Buddhist establishment of the time. He investigates the development of Chan Buddhism in the seventeenth century, focusing on controversies involving issues such as correct practice and lines of lineage. In this way, he shows how the Chan revival reshaped Chinese Buddhism in late imperial China. Situating these controversies alongside major events of the fateful Ming-Qing transition, Wu shows how the rise and fall of Chan Buddhism was conditioned by social changes in the seventeenth century.

Author Biography:

Jiang Wu is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona.

Release date Australia

March 1st, 2012

Author

Jiang Wu

Audience

Undergraduate

Pages

480

Dimensions

156x233x25

ISBN-13

9780199895564

Product ID

18803771

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