The Power of Patriarchs: Qisong and Lineage in Chinese Buddhism

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18301-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 94, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 1360 g

Reihe: Sinica Leidensia

The Chan monk Qisong (1007-1072), an important figure in Northern Song religious and intellectual history, has garnered relatively little scholarly attention. This book provides a detailed biography with a focus on the influential historical writings he composed to defend Chan claims of a "mind-to-mind transmission" tracing back to the historical Buddha. It places his defense of lineage in the context not only of attacks by the rival Tiantai school but also of the larger backdrop of the development of lineage and patriarchs as sources of authority in Chinese Buddhism. It advances new arguments about these Chinese Buddhist innovations, challenges common assumptions about Chan masters, and offers insights into the interactions of Buddhists, Confucians, and the imperial court during the Song.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morrison, Elizabeth

Weitere Mitwirkende

Haar, Barend J. ter

Crevel, Maghiel van

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth Morrison, Ph.D. (2004) in Religious Studies, Stanford University, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Middlebury College.