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Seeing Through Zen: Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism (Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies)
Seeing Through Zen Encounter Transformation and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism - Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies
Author: John R. McRae
The tradition of Chan Buddhism--more popularly known as Zen--has been romanticized throughout its history. In this book, John R. McRae shows how modern critical techniques, supported by recent manuscript discoveries, make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and--ultimately--productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520237971
ISBN-10: 0520237978
Publication Date: 1/19/2004
Pages: 237
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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