Fathering Your Father: The Zen of Fabrication in Tang Buddhism (Philip E. Lilenthal Books in Asian Studies) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Fathering Your Father: The Zen of Fabrication in Tang Buddhism (Philip E. Lilenthal Books in Asian Studies) Book

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 seventh-and eighth-century lineage texts that claimed that certain high-profile Chinese men were descendents of Bodhidharma and the Buddha. This book argues that early Chan's image of the perfect-master-who-owns-tradition was constructed for reasons that have little to do with Buddhist practice, new styles of enlightened wisdom, or "orthodoxy," and much more to do with politics, property, geography, and, of course, new forms of writing.Read More

from£N/A | RRP: £19.95
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £N/A
  • 0520254856
  • 9780520254855
  • A Cole
  • 27 February 2009
  • University of California Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 368
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.