Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, Incorporated |
| ISBN-13 | 9780190225742 |
| Open Library | OL21107066W |
| Total publications | 3 |
| Coverage period | 2015 - 2015 |
| Language | EN |
| Impact factor | 0.333 |
"The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature explores the growth, makeup, and transformation of Chan (Zen) Buddhist literature in late medieval China. The volume analyzes the earliest extant records about the life, teachings, and legacy of Mazu Daoyi (709-788), the famous leader of the Hongzhou School and one of the principal figures in Chan history. While some of the texts covered are well-known and form a central part of classical Chan (or more broadly Buddhist) literature in China, others have been largely ignored, forgotten, or glossed over until recently. Poceski presents a range of primary materials important for the historical study of Chan Buddhism, some translated for the first time into English or other Western language. He surveys the distinctive features and contents of particular types of texts, and analyzes the forces, milieus, and concerns that shaped key processes of textual production during this period. Although his main focus is on written sources associated with a celebrated Chan tradition that developed and rose to prominence during the Tang era (618-907), Poceski also explores the Five Dynasties (907-960) and Song (960-1279) periods, when many of the best-known Chan collections were compiled. Exploring the Chan School's creative adaptation of classical literary forms and experimentation with novel narrative styles, The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature traces the creation of several distinctive Chan genres that exerted notable influence on the subsequent development of Buddhism in China and the rest of East Asia"--
Mazu’s Stele Inscription
This part of the book provides a translation, with commentary, of Mazu’s stele inscription, composed in 791 by the famous official and literatus Quan Deyu (759–818).
Hagiographic Representations of Patriarch Ma
The chapter explores the larger issues of historical remembrance and religious (re)imagination within the Chan tradition, primarily by looking at key hagiographic portrayals and transformations of Mazu, as they are preserved in a variety of Chan texts. Mazu’s well-known depiction as a prototypical Chan iconoclast—which first emerged during the tenth century and has tended to dominate both traditional and modern accounts of his life and teachings—…
The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature
The book explores the historical growth, makeup, and transformation of Chan (Zen) Buddhist literature in late medieval China. It also surveys the distinctive features and the contents of particular types of texts and analyzes the forces, milieus, and concerns that shaped key processes of textual production. While the main emphasis is on a range of written sources that deal with a celebrated Chan tradition that developed and rose to prominence dur…
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Mazu’s Stele Inscription
This part of the book provides a translation, with commentary, of Mazu’s stele inscription, composed in 791 by the famous official and literatus Quan Deyu (759–818).
Hagiographic Representations of Patriarch Ma
The chapter explores the larger issues of historical remembrance and religious (re)imagination within the Chan tradition, primarily by looking at key hagiographic portrayals and transformations of Mazu, as they are preserved in a variety of Chan texts. Mazu’s well-known depiction as a prototypical Chan iconoclast—which first emerged during the tenth century and has tended to dominate both traditional and modern accounts of his life and teachings—…
The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature
The book explores the historical growth, makeup, and transformation of Chan (Zen) Buddhist literature in late medieval China. It also surveys the distinctive features and the contents of particular types of texts and analyzes the forces, milieus, and concerns that shaped key processes of textual production. While the main emphasis is on a range of written sources that deal with a celebrated Chan tradition that developed and rose to prominence dur…