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Hershock, Peter D.

Liberating intimacy : enlightenment and social virtuosity in Ch'an Buddhism / Peter D. Hershock. - Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (xv, 236 pages). - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture . - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index.

Suffering: divergent conceptions of the context of enlightenment -- Culture and the limits of personhood: common rituals and uncommon tales -- Dramatic interdependence and improvisation: sociality as orientation -- Communicative conduct: the paradigmatic locus of Ch'an enlightenment -- Intimacy and virtuosity: entering the gate of Ch'an practice -- Opening the field of virtuosity: practicing Tun-wu, Wei-hsin, and K'ung -- The techniques of unmaking: energy and awakening in Ch'an -- Morality and character in the mastery of Ch'an.


English.

ISBN: 0585034214 9780585034218

LCCN: 95038079

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Zen Buddhism--Doctrines.
Spiritual life--Zen Buddhism.
PHILOSOPHY--Zen.
RELIGION--Buddhism--Zen.
Spiritual life--Zen Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism--Doctrines.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Buddhism.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BQ9268.6 / .H47 1996eb

Dewey Class. No.: 294.3/927/0951