Reading the Chuang-tzu in the T'ang Dynasty : The Commentary of Ch'eng Hsuean-ying (fl. 631-652)
by
Shiyi Yu
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Asian Thought and Culture
ISBN-10
0820445541
ISBN-13
9780820445540
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 14th, 2000
Print length
209 Pages
Weight
438 grams
Dimensions
16.00 x 23.70 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: general
Ksh 8,700.00
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The first comprehensive study of commentaries to the Chuang-tzu in the T’ang dynasty, this book explores the fascinating interaction between Taoism and Buddhism through a reading of the Chuang-tzu. Focusing on the commentary by the Taoist master Ch’eng Hsüan-ying (fl. 631-652), Shiyi Yu argues that, in competition with Buddhism, traditional Chinese thinking took a sharp turn in the early T’ang away from the influence of Taoist-minded philosophers in the Wei-Chin period. Characterized by being concrete and unambiguous in approaching the issue of transcendence, Ch’eng Hsüan-ying’s innovative reading of the Chuang-tzu led to a new emphasis on experience and knowledge. In both these respects, his reading has not only transformed the Chuang-tzu as constructed by previous readers, but also convincingly defended medieval Taoism as a set of practical beliefs that also were grounded in the metaphysics of the time.
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