Enlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China

by Jiang Wu

Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China. Focusing on the evolution of a series of controversies about Chan enlightenment, Jiang Wu describes the process by which Chan reemerged as the most prominent Buddhist establishment of the time. He investigates the development of Chan Buddhism in the seventeenth century, focusing on controversies involving issues such as correct practice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199895562
• ISBN13: 9780199895564
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"