Zen in Medieval Vietnam: A Study and Translation of the Thiè?n Uy??n T?p AnhA study and translation of a 14th-century text on the transmission of the Zen lineages in Vietnam. The author argues that there has never been a Zen tradition in Vietnam, but that Zen manifests itself in a philosophical attitude and artistic sentiments throughout religious and cultural life. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Thiền Uyển Tập Anh in Vietnamese Buddhist History | 9 |
Reading the Thiền Uyển Tập Anh A Historical Analysis of the Zen Tradition of Vietnam | 24 |
Rereading the Thiền Uyển Tập Anh Buddhism in Medieval Vietnam | 56 |
The Thiền Uyển Tập Anh A Translation | 101 |
Appendixes | 207 |
Additional Supporting Data for Chapter One | 209 |
Additional Supporting Data for Chapter Two | 218 |
Biographies of Eminent Monks from Other Sources | 233 |
The Original Text of the Thiền Uyển Tập Anh | 255 |
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