The Will Orthodoxy: A Critical Genealogy of Northern Chan Buddhism

by Bernard Faure

Book Overview

Marking a complete break with previous scholarship in the field, this book rewrites the history of early Chan (Zen) Buddhism, focusing on the genealogy and doctrine of one of its dominant strains, the so-called Northern school that flourished at the turn of the eighth century.

The traditional interpretation of the Northern school was heavily influenced by the polemics of one of its opponents, the monk Shenhiu, who characterized the Northern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804728666
• ISBN13: 9780804728669
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"