Author | : John Jorgensen |
File Size | : 42,7 Mb |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 October 2005 |
ISBN | : 9789047415770 |
Pages | : 888 pages |
Inventing Hui neng the Sixth Patriarch by John Jorgensen Book PDF Summary
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.