The Linji lu and the creation of Chan orthodoxy : the development of Chan's records of sayings literature

The Linji lu and the creation of Chan orthodoxy : the development of Chan's records of sayings literature / Albert Welter.

Author/creator	Welter, Albert, 1952-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Description	xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Yixuan, -867. Linji lu. Zen literature, Chinese--History and criticism. Zen Buddhism--China --History.

Contents	Defining orthodoxy in the Chan/Zen traditions -- Tracing the elusive yulu: the origins of Chan's records of sayings -- Narration in action: early fragments of Linji's teachings -- Giving form to the formless: the formation of the Linji lu -- Strange brew: the fictional background to yulu encounter dialogues -- Toward a conclusion: the Linji lu and the process of yulu formation.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index.
LCCN	2007014783
ISBN	9780195329575 (cloth)
ISBN	0195329570 (cloth)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	BQ 9399.I554 L55 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold