The power of patriarchs : Qisong and lineage in Chinese Buddhism / / by Elizabeth Morrison.

• Superior document: Sinica Leidensia, v. 94
• Author: Morrison, Elizabeth
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edición: 1st ed.
• Idioma: English
• Series: Sinica Leidensia ; v. 94.
• Descrición Física: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Notas: Revision of the author's dissertation (Ph. D.--Stanford University, 2004).

The Chan monk Qisong (1007-1072), an important figure in Northern Song religious and intellectual history, has garnered relatively little scholarly attention. This book provides a detailed biography with a focus on the influential historical writings he composed to defend Chan claims of a \'min...