A late sixteenth-century Chinese Buddhist fellowship : spiritual ambitions, intellectual debates, and epistolary connections [electronic resource]
Series: Sinica Leidensia vol. 127 ; vol. 127Publication details: Leiden Brill 2016Description: xvi, 422 pISBN: 9789004308459 (electronic book)Subject(s): China | Religious thought | Letter writing | Social networks | BuddhismDDC classification: 294.3095109 Online resources: Click here to access onlineItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Through a detailed analysis of epistolary writing, A Late Sixteenth-Century Chinese Buddhist Fellowship: Spiritual Ambitions, Intellectual Debates, and Epistolary Connections brings to life the Buddhist discourse of a network of lay disciples who debated the value of Chan versus Pure Land, sudden versus gradual enlightenment, adherence to Buddhist precepts, and animal welfare. By highlighting the differences between their mentor, the monk Zhuhong 袾宏 (1535-1615), and his nemesis, the Yangming Confucian Zhou Rudeng 周汝登 (1547-1629), this work confronts long-held scholarly views of Confucian dominance to conclude that many classically educated, elite men found Buddhist practices a far more attractive option. Their intellectual debates, self-cultivation practices, and interpersonal relations helped shape the contours of late sixteenth-century Buddhist culture.
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