{"product_id":"fathering-your-father-9780520254855","title":"Fathering Your Father","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a rereading of the early history of Chan Buddhism (Zen). This work focuses on the narrative logics of the early Chan genealogies - the seventh-and eighth-century lineage texts that claimed that certain high-profile Chinese men were descendents of Bodhidharma and the Buddha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A detailed study ... Cole fills in important details about the Chan patriarch fabrication from the seventh and eighth century.\" Buddhadharma \"[Cole] offers an exciting way to examine early Chan Buddhist literature.\" -- Jack Meng-Tat Chia Buddhist Studies Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments  1. Healthy Skepticism, and a Field Theory for the Emergence of Chan Literature 2. The State of Enlightenment: The Empire of Truth in Zhiyi's Legacy and Xinxing's Sect of the Three Levels 3. Owning It: Shaolin Monastery's In-house Buddha 4. The Future of an Illusion: Du Fei Hijacks Shaolin's Truth-Fathers 5. My Life as a Buddha: Jingjue's Version of the Truth-Fathers 6. Shenhui's \"Stop Thief\" Bid to Be the Seventh Son Conclusion: Assessing the Hole at the Beginning of It All  Chinese Glossary References Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402832781655,"sku":"9780520254855","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520254855.jpg?v=1730481638","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fathering-your-father-9780520254855","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}