Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: Sharpening a Sword at the Dragon Gate

by Steven Heine

This book provides an in-depth textual and literary analysis of the Blue Cliff Record (Chinese Biyanlu, Japanese Hekiganroku), a seminal Chan/Zen Buddhist collection of commentaries on one hundred gongan/koan cases, considered in light of historical, cultural, and intellectual trends from the Song dynasty (960-1279). Compiled by the disciples of Yuanwu Keqin in 1128, the Blue Cliff Record is considered a classic of East Asian literature for its creative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199397775
• ISBN13: 9780199397778
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"