A late sixteenth-century Chinese Buddhist fellowship : spiritual ambitions, intellectual debates, and epistolary connections / by Jennifer Eichman.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

xiv, 422 pages ; 25 cm.

This book brings to life the Buddhist discourse of a network of lay disciples who debated the value of Chan versus Pure Land, sudden versus gradual enlightenment, adherence to Buddhist precepts, and animal welfare. By highlighting the differences between their mentor, the monk Zhuhong (1535-1615), and his nemesis, the Yangming Confucian Zhou Rudeng (1547-1629), this work confronts long-held scholarly views of Confucian dominance to conclude that many classically educated, elite men found Buddhist practices a far more attractive option. Their intellectual debates, self-cultivation practices, and interpersonal relations helped shape the contours of late sixteenth-century Buddhist culture.

Online version: Eichman, Jennifer Lynn, 1960- author. Late sixteenth-century Chinese Buddhist fellowship Boston : Brill, 2016

English

July 26, 2016

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History.