Story of Chinese Zen. Nan Huai-Chin

Story of Chinese Zen - Nan Huai-Chin


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      The Story of

       CHINESE

       ZEN

      Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. of Rutland, Vermont, and Tokyo, Japan, with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.

      © 1995 Nan Huai-chin

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Nan, Huai-chin.

       The story of Chinese Zen / by Nan Huai-chin.

       p. cm.

       ISBN 978-1-4629-0117-3

       1. Zen Buddhism—China. 2. Buddhism—China—History.

       3. China—Civilization—Zen influences. I. Title.

       BQ9262.9.C5N39 1995

       294.3'927'0951—dc20 95-23255

       CIP

      First Edition

       1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

      Cover design by Fran Skelly

       Printed in the United States of America

Contents
About the Author vii
Part I. Background 1
Chapter 1. Connections Between Buddhism and Historical Chinese Culture 3
Part II. A Brief Introduction to the Contents of Buddhist Study 19
Chapter 2. The Background of Indian Culture 20
Chapter 3. The Contribution to Humankind and the World Made by Shakyamuni's Leaving Home and Attaining Enlightenment 25
Chapter 4. Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism 38
Chapter 5. Mahayana Thought 49
Part III. An Outline of the Zen School 63
Chapter 6. Zen and Its Roots 64
Chapter 7. Influences on the Development of Zen Before the Early T'ang Dynasty 82
Chapter 8. The Sixth Patriarch of Zen 87
Chapter 9. The Great Flourishing of Zen in the Early T'ang Dynasty 103
Part IV. Some Keys to Studying Zen 113
Chapter 10. On the Use of Colloquialisms 114
Chapter 11. Understanding Some Important Technical Terms 118
Chapter 12. Important Points in Reading Zen Classics 131
Part V. The Heart and Goal of Zen 147
Chapter 13. The True Goal of Zen Study 148
Chapter 14. The Process of Zen: Mental Work and Insight 155
Chapter 15. Nirvana and the Aim of Zen 173
Chapter 16. On the Zen Fashion of Emphasizing Concentration on a Word or Saying During and After the Sung and Yuan Dynasties 182
Chapter 17. The Doctrine of the Three Barriers and the Realm of Zen Investigative Meditation Since the Yuan and Ming Dynasties 191
Part VI. The Relationship Between Zen and Neo-Confucianism 195
Chapter 18. The Sources of Zen Buddhism's Influence on Neo-Confucianism 196
Chapter 19. Neo-Confucianism and the Sayings and Doings of the Zen Masters 208
Part VII. Zen and Chinese Literature 219
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