Book Summary
Hui-neng, the patriarchal ancestor of all existing Ch'an/Zen, was invented by Shen-hui (684-758) based on a fusion of Buddhist and Confucian themes. This propaganda led to the creation of a large hagiographical literature that determined the trajectory of Ch'an.
Book Details
| Book Name | Inventing Hui-Neng, The Sixth Patriarch: Hagiography And Biography In Early Ch'an |
| Author | John Jorgensen |
| Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers (Sep 2005) |
| ISBN | 9789004145085 |
| Pages | 862 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 12602 |
