Huineng and Chinese Culture

Author: Dong Qun
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Huineng is a significant thinker in the history of Chinese culture and an academic master of his generation. This book clearly presents various aspects of Huineng's Chan (Zen) Buddhism, further revealing that his teachings were nurtured by Confucian and Daoist cultures while inheriting the traditions of Buddhism and Daoism. He deeply grasped the essence of Buddhism and Daoism, thereby establishing his own school and completing the academic process of the localization of Buddhism in China. At the same time, the book also elaborates on the profound influence of Huineng's Chan Buddhism on later Chinese culture. The author analyzes the interactive impacts of different cultures in a well-structured and clear manner; many of the viewpoints presented are creative and thought-provoking.