The recorded sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben / Jeffrey L. Broughton with Elise Yoko Watanabe.
| Author/creator | Broughton, Jeffrey L., 1944- |
| Other author | Mingben, Shi, 1263-1323. |
| Other author | Watanabe, Elise Yoko. |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023] |
| Description | x, 336 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Partial contents | Selected Instructions to the Assembly in Zhongfeng Extensive Record -- Ten Poems on Living on a Boat in Zhongfeng Extensive Record -- Selections from Zhongfeng Dharma Talks in Zhongfeng Record B. |
| Abstract | "This book provides an introduction (from the perspective of Chan/Zen Studies) to the teachings of the key figure of Yuan-dynasty Chan: Zhongfeng Mingben. Zhongfeng was a leading student of Gaofeng Yuanmiao. At Gaofeng's death, Zhongfeng left the mountain and for many years resided in various small mountain hermitages (often called "Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitages"). On occasion, he chose to live on a houseboat. He drew students from all over East Asia: Yunnan, Turfan, Mongol officials; Koreans, Japanese, and so forth. The primary focus is on illustrating Zhongfeng's Chan style via translation of selected works in his Chan records. The texts selected from his Chan records include the standard genres instructions to the assembly and dharma talks; the miscellany Night Conversations in a Mountain Hermitage (which covers such topics as the nature of the huatou; the relationship between the bodhisattva stages and Chan; numinous knowing versus false knowing, and so forth); one-hundred poems in imitation of the well-known collection Hanshan's Poems (Poems of Cold Mountain); admonitions on cross-legged sitting Chan, and so forth. Zhongfeng's wider social world, cultural context, and idiosyncratic calligraphy are addressed only in passing"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-313) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | English and Chinese. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023006050 |
| ISBN | 9780197672976 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |