Illusory Abiding : The Cultural Construction of the Chan Monk Zhongfeng Mingben
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
ISBN-10
0674417119
ISBN-13
9780674417113
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Imprint
Harvard University, Asia Center
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 15th, 2014
Print length
486 Pages
Weight
802 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 16.00 x 3.70 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyBuddhism
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Natasha Heller offers a cultural history of Buddhism through a case study of the Chan master Zhongfeng Mingben. Monks of his stature developed a broad set of cultural competencies for navigating social and intellectual relationships. Heller shows the importance of situating monks as actors within wider sociocultural fields of practice and exchange.
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