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IRIZ Studies Vol. 5

A Study of the Formation of Zen Thought by Okimoto Katsumi (in Japanese)

453 pages
Dimensions: 273 mm x 193 mm
Date of Publication: March 31, 1998
ISBN: 4-938796-32-5
Kyoto: International Research Institute for
Zen Buddhism
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A new study of early Chan, drawing also on Tibetan materials familiar to the author.

Contents

Foreword by Nishimura Eshin

Introduction

1. Preface

2. The Structure of the Present Work

Chapter 1: Early Zen Practitioners

Section 1. On Sengchou

Section 2. On Nanyue Huisi

Section 3. Early Zen Practitioners

Section 4. Zen Practitioners at the Da chanding si temple

Chapter 2: Formation of Early Zen Doctrine

Introduction

Section 1. Philosophical Meaning of the Zen Lamp History

Section 2. Qixinlun and Zen Buddhism

Section 3. From Pacified Mind to No-mind

Section 4. Self and Non-self

Section 5. Early Zen Concepts of the Precepts

Chapter 3: Zen Manuscripts Found at Tun-Huang

Introduction

Section 1. Chance wenda

Section 2. Qizu fabao ji

Section 3. Fawang jing

Chapter 4: Various Aspects of the Words of the Zen Masters

Section 1. On Records of Mazu

Section 2. Tathāgata Zen and Patriarchal Zen

Section 3. Fabrications and Truth in the Records of Linji

Section 4. ‘Yilei’ in Nanquan

Section 5. Nanquan Slaughters a Cat

Section 6. Thought of Xuansha

List of Abbreviations

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