[Read ebook] Patriarchs on Paper: A Critical History of Medieval Chan Literature
·•●- Alan Cole ·•●-
| #1325355 in Books | University of California Press | 2016-11-01 | Original language:English | 9.00 x.80 x6.00l,.0 | File Name: 0520284070 | 344 pages | University of California Press
||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Invaluable Scholarly Insight into the Chan Literary Tradition|By Seth Zuihō Segall|Alan Cole’s "Patriarchs on Paper" draws together some recent scholarly research on Chan Buddhism’s core texts, e.g., its various Tang and Song Dynasty genealogies, transmission of the lamp compendia, and koan collections, as well as the Platform Sutra, and the monastic rules for pur|From the Inside Flap|
“Cole offers an original, innovative, and compelling history of Tang-Song Chan literature that challenges and corrects many of the more long-standing misrepresentations of the tradition. Patriarchs on Paper’s&nb
The truth of Chan Buddhism—better known as “Zen”—is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors—medieval and modern—produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this well-known paradox, Patriarchs on Paper explores several genres of Chan literature that appeared during the Tang and Song dynasties (c. 600–1300), including genealogies, biographies, dialogues,... [PDF.cm28] Patriarchs on Paper: A Critical History of Medieval Chan Literature Rating: 3.92 (435 Votes)
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