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Welter, Albert

The Linji lu and the Creation of Chan Orthodoxy The Development of Chan's Records of Sayings Literature - Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2008 - XII, 236 p.: ills.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index.

Defining orthodoxy in the Chan/Zen traditions -- Tracing the elusive yulu: the origins of Chan's records of sayings -- Narration in action: early fragments of Linji's teachings -- Giving form to the formless: the formation of the Linji lu -- Strange brew: the fictional background to yulu encounter dialogues -- Toward a conclusion: the Linji lu and the process of yulu formation.

ISBN: 9780195329575

Subjects--Personal Names:
Yixuan Linji lu

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Philosophy -- Buddhism -- Chan -- Linji -- Rinzai -- Tang
Philosophy -- Buddhism -- Chan -- Linji -- Rinzai -- Song