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Discerning Buddhas : authority, agency, and masculinity in Chan Buddhism / Kevin Buckelew.

Author/creator Buckelew, Kevin author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New York : Columbia University Press, [2025]
Descriptionxii, 370 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Zen Buddhism--China --History.
Authority--Religious aspects --Buddhism.
Masculinity--Religious aspects --Buddhism.
Series The Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies
Contents Signs of authority and the "marks of a great man" -- Great manhood and martial masculinity -- Sovereign authority and violence -- Sovereign selfhood and agency -- Chan hospitality -- Conclusion : a discerning age.
General noteOutgrowth of the author's thesis (PhD, Columbia University, 2018) titled: Inventing Chinese Buddhas: identity, authority, and liberation in Song-Dynasty Chan Buddhism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2024017078
ISBN9780231214254
ISBN9780231214247 hardcover
ISBN0231214243 hardcover
ISBN0231214251 trade paperback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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