Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: Sharpening a Sword at the Dragon Gate

This Book Provides An Innovative, Critical Textual And Literary Analysis, In Light Of Song Dynasty (960-11279) Chinese Cultural And Intellectual Historical Trends, Of The Blue Cliff Record, The Seminal Chan/zen Buddhist Collection Of Commentaries On One Hundred Gongan/koan Cases Long Celebrated For Its Intricate And Articulate Interpretative Methods-- Preface -- 1. Prolegomenon To A New Hermeneutic: On Being Uncertain About Uncertainty -- 2. Entering The Dragon Gate: Textual Formation In Historical And Rhetorical Contexts -- 3. Unintended Baggage? Part One: Yuanwu In His Own Write Vis-à-vis Xuedou -- 4. Unintended Baggage? Part Two: Yuanwu In His Own Write Vis-à-vis Dahui -- 5. Sharpening A Sword: Case Studies Of Representative Gongan -- 6. Questions Are In The Answers: Enduring Legacy In Relation To Textual Controversies -- Appendicies. Steven Heine. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 325-336) And Index.