List of Illustrations Preface Conventions McRae's Rules of Zen Studies 1. Looking at Lineage: A Fresh Perspective on Chan Buddhism 2. Beginnings: Differentiating/Connecting Bodhidharma and the East Mountain Teaching 3. Metropolitan Chan: Imperial Patronage and the Chan Style 4. The Riddle of Encounter Dialogue: Who, What, When, and Where? 5. Zen and the Art of Fund-Raising: Religious Vitality and Institutional Dominance in the Song Dynasty 6. Climax Paradigm: Cultural Polarities and Patterns of Self-Cultivation in Song-Dynasty Chan Notes Character Glossary Bibliography Index

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John R. McRae is Associate Professor of East Asian Buddhism in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University.

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