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Inquiry into the origin of humanity：a commentary on the text Yuan jen lun by Tsung-mi |
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| Author |
Gregory, Peter N.
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| Date | 1995 |
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| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
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| Publisher Url |
http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu
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| Location | Honolulu, HI, US [檀香山, 夏威夷州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Tsung-mi; Yuan jen lun; Hua-yen Buddhism; Doctrines; Man (Buddism) |
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| Abstract | This annotated translation of an early ninth-century
essay by the Hua-yen and Ch'an scholar Kuei-feng Tsung-
mi (780-841) provides the nonspecialist a window through
which to survey the landscape of medieval Chinese
Buddhist thought. Unlike other more technical expositions
of Buddhist teachings, Inquiry into the Origin of
Humanity (Y=FCan jen lun) does not presuppose a detailed
knowledge of Buddhist doctrine. In a brief and accessible
fashion，it presents a systematic overview of the major
teachings within Chinese Buddhism. The organizational
framework used by Tsung-mi，moreover，illustrates one
of the primary methods devised by Chinese Buddhists to
organize and make sense out of the diverse body of
eachings they received from India. Finally，Tsung-mi's
essay is especially noteworthy in that it sheds light on
the interaction of Buddhism with the indigenous intellectual
and religious traditions of Confucianism and Taoism. The
modern commentary tries to bridge the temporal and cultural
gap separating contemporary Western readers from the text's
intended medieval Cinese audience. |
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| Created date | 1998.04.28
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