Intro
This is the introductory post in a series that will take a look at material from Dunhuang and the Patriarchal Era. In no particular order and subject to revision I will present findings on:
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The doctrinal assumptions of ritual mortification in the latter period of Emperor Wu of Liang’s reign in comparison to Zen teachings from both the Dunhuang collection and later periods.
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The popular devotional ritual of “finger relic" veneration, particularly those ascribed to Sakyamuni Buddha; how Zen Masters address the doctrinal assumptions underlying those religious practices.
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Where 'Statements of Zen' language are present in the Dunhuang manuscritps and Liang texts.
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Wansong referencing (possibly quoting) a case present in the Dunhuang manuscripts.
Sources
Overview from the “History of China” podcast:
Translations, Monographs, and Articles to be Referenced:
Pancavarsika: Assemblies in Liang Wudi’s Buddhist Palace Chapel, Chen
An Array of Critiques of Buddhism, Chŏng Tojŏn
Early Chan Revisited, Jorgensen
Northern Chan and the Siddhan Songs, Anderl & Sorensen
Written in Flames: Self-Immolation in Sixth-Century Sichuan, Benn
The Buddha's Finger Bones at Famensi and the Art of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism, Sharf
The Bodhidharma Anthology, Broughton
The Collection of the Empty Hall, Xutang Zhiyu
One Hundred Questions: A Chan Buddhist Classic, Yuantong, Wansong, Linquan (trans. Cleary)
Submitted July 08, 2022 at 08:02PM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/saZ7l5c
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