the Hongzhou school and the growth of Chan Buddhism /
Mario Poceski.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
xii, 287 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-274) and index.
Introduction: Mazu and the Hongzhou School -- The Study of Chan History -- Images of the Hongzhou School -- About this Volume -- Summary the of Chapters -- Part I. History: The Life and Times of Mazu Daoyi: Early Years in Sichuan -- Formative Monastic Training -- Travel East -- Study with Huairang -- Initial Teaching in Fujian and Jiangxi -- Training of Disciples in Hongzhou -- Final Days and Passing Away -- 2. Regional Spread of the Hongzhou School: Backgrounds of Mazu's Disciples -- Xitang Zhizang -- Baizhang Huaihai -- Other Monks Active in Jiangxi and the South -- Spread to Central China -- Growth in the Lower Yangtze Region -- Expansion to the North -- Mazu's Disciples in Chang'an -- Ruman and Chan in Luoyang -- 3. The Hongzhou School and Mid-Tang Chan: Pattern of Growth -- Literati Associations and Networks of Patronage -- Interactions with other Chan Lineages -- Contours of the Chan Movement -- Lineage and Religious Identities -- Reconfiguration of Chan Orthodoxy -- Influence on the Spread of Chan in Korea -- Transitions in Tang Chan -- Later Developments -- Part II: Doctrine and Practice: 4: Doctrinal Contexts and Religious Attitudes: The Traditions and Doctrines of Tang Buddhism -- Doctrinal Taxonomies -- Monastic Mores and Ideals -- Attitudes toward Meditation -- Canonicity and Attitudes towards Scriptural Authority -- Use of Scriptures -- 5: Mind, Buddha, and the Way: Detachment -- Expedient Means -- Mind and Buddha -- Some Critiques -- "It is not a Thing" -- Ordinary Mind -- 6: Path of Practice and Realization: The "Sudden" vs. "Gradual" Paradigms -- Vanishing Paradigm -- A Gradual Path of Practice -- Stages of the Path -- Comparable Conceptual Models -- Awakening and Realization.
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"Under the leadership of Mazu Daoyi (709-788) and his numerous disciples, the Hongzhou school emerged as the dominant tradition of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China during the middle part of the Tang dynasty (618-907). Mario Poceski offers a systematic examination of the Hongzhou school's momentous growth and rise to preeminence as the bearer of Chan orthodoxy, analyzing its doctrines against the backdrop of the intellectual and religious milieus of Tang China. Poceski demonstrates that the Hongzhou school represents the first emergence of an empire-wide Chan tradition that had strongholds throughout China and replaced the various fragmented schools of early Chan with an inclusive orthodoxy."--Jacket.