Abstract
Terms and the redefinition and re-interpretation of traditional Buddhist concepts played a crucial role in establishing a Chan-specific identity and doctrinal framework, in addition to marking a distinction to other schools' teachings, practices, and doctrines. The specific use of terms is closely connected to other important developments in Chan, for example, the appearance of specific literary genres and rhetorical devices. This chapter intends to analyze some aspects of the use of terms and the redefinition of concepts during different stages of the development of Chan, specifically by comparing the early period, the late Tang and Five Dynasties periods, and the period of the early Song when Chan classics such as the Linji lu were edited. Important sources for this study are the writings of the early Chan School preserved in the various collections of the Dūnhuang manuscripts. Keywords: Chan; Dūnhuang manuscripts; jing
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