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Fathering Your Father: The Zen of Fabrication in Tang Buddhism (Philip E. Lilenthal Books in Asian Studies)
Fathering Your Father The Zen of Fabrication in Tang Buddhism - Philip E. Lilenthal Books in Asian Studies
Author: Alan Cole
This book offers a provocative rereading of the early history of Chan Buddhism (Zen). Working from a history-of-religions point of view that asks how and why certain literary tropes were chosen to depict the essence of the Buddhist tradition to Chinese readers, this analysis focuses on the narrative logics of the early Chan genealogies--the seve...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520254855
ISBN-10: 0520254856
Publication Date: 2/9/2009
Pages: 368
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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