History of the development of chinese chan thought
Auteur :
Ma, Tianxiang
Éditeur :
Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN :
9789819956883
Date de publication :
13 sept. 2024
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
The book aims to describe the history of Chan (Japanese Zen) School thought from the standpoint of social history. In China, Chan infiltrated all levels of society, mainly because it engaged with society and formed the mainstream of Buddhism from the tenth or eleventh centuries through to the twentieth century.