Illusory Abiding: The Cultural Construction of the Chan Monk Zhongfeng Mingben

by Natasha Heller

A groundbreaking monograph on Yuan dynasty Buddhism, Illusory Abiding offers a cultural history of Buddhism through a case study of the eminent Chan master Zhongfeng Mingben. Natasha Heller demonstrates that Mingben, and other monks of his stature, developed a range of cultural competencies through which they navigated social and intellectual relationships. They mastered repertoires internal to their tradition--for example, guidelines for monastic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674417119
• ISBN13: 9780674417113
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"