Enlightenment in dispute: the reinvention of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China

Abstract

Conventions and Explanatory Notes Chronology Introduction Part I: The Context of Seventeenth-Century China 1. Reenvisioning Buddhism in the Late Ming 2. The Literati and Chan Buddhism 3. The Rise of Chan Buddhism Part II: The Principle of Chan 4. Clashes among Enlightened Minds 5. The Divergence of Interpretation 6. The Yongzheng Emperor and Imperial Intervention Part III: Lineage Matters 7. The Debate about Tianhuang Daowu and Tianwang Daowu in the Late Ming 8. The Lawsuit about Feiyin Tongrong's Wudeng yantong in the Early Qing 9. The Aftermath Part IV: Critical Analysis 10. Explaining the Rise and Fall of Chan Buddhism 11. The Pattern of Buddhist Revival in the Past Concluding Remarks Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Glossary Abbreviations of Dictionaries and Collections Notes Bibliography Index