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Author Eichman, Jennifer Lynn, author

Title A late sixteenth-century Chinese Buddhist fellowship : spiritual ambitions, intellectual debates, and epistolary connections / by Jennifer Eichman
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 422 pages)
Series Sinica Leidensia ; volume 127
Sinica Leidensia ; v. 127
Contents Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Fellowship and Its Relations, Epistolary Sources, and Religious Identity -- 2 Mind Cultivation: Theoretical and Practical Considerations -- 3 Ethical Dilemmas: Can Good Buddhists Eat Meat? -- 4 Releasing-Life Societies: Communal Practices and Shared ƯConcerns -- 5 Family Practice: Pure Land Recitation -- 6 The Struggle for Attainment: How to Cultivate the Mind Using Pure Land and Chan Techniques -- 7 Evaluating Attainment: Hearsay, Judgment, Consensus -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A: Members of the Fellowship -- Bibliography -- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 04, 2016)
Subject Zhuhong, 1535-1615.
Zhou, Rudeng, 1547-1629.
SUBJECT Zhou, Rudeng, 1547-1629 fast
Zhuhong, 1535-1615 fast
Subject Buddhism -- China -- History -- 960-1644.
Religious thought -- China -- 16th century
Letter writing -- China -- History -- 16th century
Social networks -- China -- History -- 16th century
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
Buddhism
Letter writing
Religious thought
Social networks
Buddhismus
Chinesische Philosophie
Soziales Netzwerk
China
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015045071
ISBN 9789004308459
9004308458
9004305130
9789004305137