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Title
Building bridges between Chan Buddhism and Confucianism
Type
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Monograph
Contribution
Arghirescu, Diana (Author)
Subject
Zen Buddhism--Relations--Confucianism (LCSH)
Confucianism--Relations--Zen Buddhism (LCSH)
Qisong, 1007-1071--Criticism and interpretation. (LCSH)
Language
English
Classification
LCC: BQ9269.4.C65 A74 2022 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 294.3/927 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng/20220404)
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Summary
"In Building Bridges between Chan Buddhism and Confucianism, Diana Arghirescu explores the close connections between Buddhism and Confucianism during China's Song period (960-1279). Drawing on In Essays on Assisting the Teaching written by Chan monk-scholar Qisong (1007-1072), Arghirescu examines the influences between the two traditions. In his writings, Qisong made the first substantial efforts to compare the major dimensions of Confucian and Chan Buddhist thought from a philosophical view, seeking to establish a meaningful and influential intellectual and ethical bridge between them. Arghirescu meticulously reveals a "Confucianized" dimension of Qisong's thought, showing how he revisited and reinterpreted Confucian terminology in his special form of Chan aimed at his contemporary Confucian readers and auditors "who do not know Buddhism." Qisong's form of eleventh-century Chan, she argues, is unique in its cohesive or nondual perspective on Chinese Buddhist, Confucian, and other philosophical traditions, which considers all of them to be interdependent and to share a common root. Building Bridges between Chan Buddhism and Confucianism is the first book to identify, examine, and expand on a series of Confucian concepts and virtues that were specifically identified and discussed from a Buddhist perspective by a historical Buddhist writer. It represents a major contribution in the comparative understanding of both traditions"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Chan Scholar-Monk Qisong on the Affinities and Differences between Chan Buddhism and Confucianism in Inquiry into the Teachings (Yuanjiao)
An Eleventh-Century Confucianized and Cohesive Form of Chan: Qisong's Interpretation of Teaching (Jiao) in the Extensive Inquiry into the Teachings (Guang yuanjiao)
Qisong's Letter of Advice (Quanshu): An Examination and Correction of the Deficiencies of Confucianism
Qisong on Buddhist Filial Devotion (Xiao): A Buddhist-Confucian Comparative Perspective
Heart-Mind (Xin), Emotions (Qing), and Nature-Emptiness (Xin) in Qisong's Thought: A Song-Dynasty Interpretation of Cohesive Chan Practice Intended for Confucian Scholars
Qisong on Universal Principle (Li), Nothingness (Wu), and the Encomium of the Platform Sutra (Tanjing zan): Answers avant la Lettre to Zhu Xi's Twelfth-Century Criticism
Spiritual Discipline, Emotions, and Behavior during the Song Dynasty: Zhu Xi's and Qisong's Commentaries on the Zhongyong in Comparative Perspective
Conclusion.
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Arghirescu, Diana Building bridges between Chan Buddhism and Confucianism
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: prepublication
Identified By: bf:Local, 22485881
Change Date: 2022-08-09T13:21:10
Creation Date: 2022-03-30
Description Language: English
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: United States, Library of Congress