Sudden and Gradual

Sudden and Gradual
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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages : 500
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ISBN-10 : 8120808193
ISBN-13 : 9788120808195
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Book Synopsis Sudden and Gradual by : Peter N. Gregory

Download or read book Sudden and Gradual written by Peter N. Gregory and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1991 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the historical basis of the debate over sudden versus gradual approaches to enlightenment in Chinese Buddhism seeing it as part of a recurrent polarity in Chinese history and thought. Sudden and Gradual includes essays by Luis O. Gomez on the philosophical implications of the debate in China and Tibet, Whalen Lai on Taodheng`s theory of sudden enlightenment, Neal Donner on Chih-i`s system of T`ien-t`ai, John R. McRae on Shen-Hui`s sudden enlgihtenment` and its precedents in Northern Ch`an, Peter N. Gregory on Tsung-.i`s theory of sudden enlightenment .


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