Hershock, Peter D. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585034214 9780585034218 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95038079  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Zen Buddhism--Doctrines.<br/>Spiritual life--Zen Buddhism.<br/>PHILOSOPHY--Zen.<br/>RELIGION--Buddhism--Zen.<br/>Spiritual life--Zen Buddhism.<br/>Zen Buddhism--Doctrines.<br/>Religion.<br/>Philosophy & Religion.<br/>Buddhism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ9268.6  / .H47 1996eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3/927/0951