Zen Evangelist: Shenhui, Sudden Enlightenment, and the Southern School of Chan Buddhism
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Huineng (638-713), author and hero of the Platform Sutra , is often credited with founding the Southern school of Chan Buddhism and its radical doctrine of "sudden enlightenment." However, manuscripts discovered at Dunhuang at the beginning of the twentieth century reveal that the real architect of the Southern school was Huineng's student Shenhui (684-758). An ardent evangelist for his master's teaching and a sharp critic of rival meditation teachers...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0824895622
ISBN13:9780824895624
Release Date:August 2023
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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