Story of Chinese Zen. Nan Huai-Chin

      Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. of Rutland, Vermont, and Tokyo, Japan, with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.

      © 1995 Nan Huai-chin

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Nan, Huai-chin.

       The story of Chinese Zen / by Nan Huai-chin.

       p. cm.

       ISBN 978-1-4629-0117-3

       1. Zen Buddhism—China. 2. Buddhism—China—History.

       3. China—Civilization—Zen influences. I. Title.

       BQ9262.9.C5N39 1995

       294.3'927'0951—dc20 95-23255

       CIP

      First Edition

       1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

      Cover design by Fran Skelly

       Printed in the United States of America

Contents
About the Author	vii
Part I. Background	1
Chapter 1. Connections Between Buddhism and Historical Chinese Culture	3
Part II. A Brief Introduction to the Contents of Buddhist Study	19
Chapter 2. The Background of Indian Culture	20
Chapter 3. The Contribution to Humankind and the World Made by Shakyamuni's Leaving Home and Attaining Enlightenment	25
Chapter 4. Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism	38
Chapter 5. Mahayana Thought	49
Part III. An Outline of the Zen School	63
Chapter 6. Zen and Its Roots	64
Chapter 7. Influences on the Development of Zen Before the Early T'ang Dynasty	82
Chapter 8. The Sixth Patriarch of Zen	87
Chapter 9. The Great Flourishing of Zen in the Early T'ang Dynasty	103
Part IV. Some Keys to Studying Zen	113
Chapter 10. On the Use of Colloquialisms	114
Chapter 11. Understanding Some Important Technical Terms	118
Chapter 12. Important Points in Reading Zen Classics	131
Part V. The Heart and Goal of Zen	147
Chapter 13. The True Goal of Zen Study	148
Chapter 14. The Process of Zen: Mental Work and Insight	155
Chapter 15. Nirvana and the Aim of Zen	173
Chapter 16. On the Zen Fashion of Emphasizing Concentration on a Word or Saying During and After the Sung and Yuan Dynasties	182
Chapter 17. The Doctrine of the Three Barriers and the Realm of Zen Investigative Meditation Since the Yuan and Ming Dynasties	191
Part VI. The Relationship Between Zen and Neo-Confucianism	195
Chapter 18. The Sources of Zen Buddhism's Influence on Neo-Confucianism	196
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