03962nam 2200625Ia 450 991045805880332120200520144314.01-283-30072-997866133007200-231-52792-610.7312/adam15022(CKB)2550000000055977(EBL)895153(OCoLC)826478721(MiAaPQ)EBC895153(DE-B1597)458577(OCoLC)758823357(OCoLC)979586778(DE-B1597)9780231527927(Au-PeEL)EBL895153(CaPaEBR)ebr10502266(EXLCZ)99255000000005597720100917d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe teachings of Master Wuzhu[electronic resource] Zen and religion of no-religion /Wendi L. AdamekNew York Columbia University Pressc20111 online resource (224 pages)Translations from the Asian classicsDescription based upon print version of record.0-231-15022-9 0-231-15023-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part 1. Master Wuzhu & the Development of Chan/ zen buddhism -- Chapter 1. Introduction to the Lindai Fabao Ji and Medieval Chinese -- Chapter 2. Questioning Wuzhu's Transmission -- Chapter 3. Radical Aspects of Wuzhu's Teachings -- Chapter 4. Wuzhu' s female Disciplines -- Chapter 5 . Wuzhu' s legacy -- Part 2. Translation of the Lidai Fabao Ji (record of the Dharma- Jewel Through the Generations) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexThe Record of the Dharma-Jewel Through the Generations (Lidai fabao ji) is a little-known Chan/Zen Buddhist text of the eighth century, rediscovered in 1900 at the Silk Road oasis of Dunhuang. The only remaining artifact of the Bao Tang Chan school of Sichuan, the text provides a fascinating sectarian history of Chinese Buddhism intended to showcase the iconoclastic teachings of Bao Tang founder Chan Master Wuzhu (714-774). Wendi Adamek not only brings Master Wuzhu's experimental community to life but also situates his paradigm-shifting teachings within the history of Buddhist thought. Having published the first translation of the Lidai fabao ji in a Western language, she revises and presents it here for wide readership.Written by disciples of Master Wuzhu, the Lidai fabao ji is one of the earliest attempts to implement a "religion of no-religion," doing away with ritual and devotionalism in favor of "formless practice." Master Wuzhu also challenged the distinctions between lay and ordained worshippers and male and female practitioners. The Lidai fabao ji captures his radical teachings through his reinterpretation of the Chinese practices of merit, repentance, precepts, and Dharma transmission. These aspects of traditional Buddhism continue to be topics of debate in contemporary practice groups, making the Lidai fabao ji a vital document of the struggles, compromises, and insights of an earlier era. Adamek's volume opens with a vivid introduction animating Master Wuzhu's cultural environment and comparing his teachings to other Buddhist and historical sources.Translations from the Oriental classics.Buddhist sectsChinaHistoryZen BuddhismChinaHistoryElectronic books.Buddhist sectsHistory.Zen BuddhismHistory.294.3/85294.3927Adamek Wendi, 1033030Adamek Wendi Leigh1033031MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458058803321The teachings of Master Wuzhu2451260UNINA