Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ; PART I: THE CONTEXT OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CHINA ; 1. Chapter 1. Re-envisioning Buddhism in the Late Ming ; 2. Chapter 2. Literati and Chan Buddhism ; 3. Chapter 3. The Rise of Chan Buddhism ; PART II: THE PRINCIPLE OF CHAN ; 4. Chapter 4. Clashes among Enlightened Minds ; 5. Chapter 5. The Divergence of Interpretation ; 6. Chapter 6. The Yongzheng Emperor and Imperial Intervention ; PART III: LINEAGE MATTERS ; 7. Chapter 7. The Debate about Tianhuang Daowu and Tianwang Daowu in the Late Ming ; 8. Chapter 8. The Lawsuit about Feiyin Tongrongs Wudeng yantong ; 9. Chapter 9. The Aftermath ; PART IV: CRITICAL ANALYSIS ; 10. Chapter 10. Explaining the Rise and Fall of Seventeenth-century Chan Buddhism ; 11. Chapter 11. The Pattern of Buddhist Revival in the Past ; Concluding Remarks ; APPENDIX 1. TRANSLATION OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS " ; APPENDIX 2. MAJOR CONTROVERSIES IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ; APPENDIX 3. SURVEY OF EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF TWO DAOWUS ; REFERENCES ; GLOSSARY ; DICTIONARIES AND COLLECTIONS ; BIBLIOGRAPHY

About the Author

Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, The University of Arizona

Reviews

Enlightenment in Dispute stands as an invaluable resource for further scholarly exploration of seventeenth-century Buddhist traditions. Jennifer Eichman, Journal of Chinese Religions