Inventing Hui neng the Sixth Patriarch

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Inventing Hui neng  the Sixth Patriarch
Author : John Jorgensen
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Publisher : BRILL
Language : English
Release Date : 01 October 2005
ISBN : 9789047415770
Pages : 888 pages
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Hui-neng, the patriarchal ancestor of all existing Ch’an/Zen, was invented by Shen-hui (684-758) based on a fusion of Buddhist and Confucian themes. This propaganda led to the creation of a large hagiographical literature that determined the trajectory of Ch’an.

Inventing Hui neng  the Sixth Patriarch

Hui-neng, the patriarchal ancestor of all existing Ch’an/Zen, was invented by Shen-hui (684-758) based on a fusion of Buddhist and Confucian themes. This propaganda led to the creation of a large hagiographical literature that determined the trajectory of Ch’an.

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Inventing Hui neng  the Sixth Patriarch

Hui-neng, the patriarchal ancestor of all existing Ch'an/Zen, was invented by Shen-hui (684-758) based on a fusion of Buddhist and Confucian themes. This propaganda led to the creation of a large hagiographical literature that determined the trajectory of Ch'an.

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