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How Zen became Zen : the dispute over enlightenment and the formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-dynasty China
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How Zen became Zen : the dispute over enlightenment and the formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-dynasty China

Morten Schlütter

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"A Kuroda Institute book."

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Chan Buddhism in the Song: some background
The Chan school and the Song state
Procreation and patronage in the Song Chan school
A new Chan tradition: the reinvention of the Caodong lineage in the Song
A dog has no Buddha-nature: Kanhua Chan and Dahui Zonggao's attacks on silent illumination
The Caodong tradition as the target of attacks by the Linji tradition
Silent illumination and the Caodong tradition.

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How Zen became Zen : the dispute over enlightenment and the formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-dynasty China by Morten Schlütter. ISBN 9780824832551. Published by University of Hawai'i Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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