Patriarchs on Paper: A Critical History of Medieval Chan Literature by Alan Cole

Patriarchs on Paper: A Critical History of Medieval Chan Literature

Alan Cole

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nonfiction history philosophy religion
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The truth of Chan Buddhism--better known as "Zen"--is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors--medieval and modern--produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this well-known paradox, Patria...

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