The Zhenzheng lun by Xuanyi : a Buddhist apologetic scripture of Tang China
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The Zhenzheng lun by Xuanyi : a Buddhist apologetic scripture of Tang China
（Monumenta serica monograph series, 70）
Institut Monumenta Serica , Routledge, 2019
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甄正論
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-190) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Zhenzheng lun (T 2112, Treatise of Revealing the Correct) is a Chinese Buddhist apologetic treatise with a distinct anti-Daoist stance in three juan. It is organized as a dialogue between a Daoist, the "Venerable Obstructed by Customs" (zhisu gongzi ), and the Buddhist "Master Revealing the Correct" (zhenzheng xiansheng ) in which the former is gradually led towards an orthodox Buddhist understanding by the latter through the refutation of his various arguments against Buddhism. Composed in the late 7th century, the text was authored depending on the political interests and strategies of Wu Zhao (624-705), who in 690 was enthroned as Empress Wu Zetian . This study of Thomas Julch offers a richly annotated and complete translation of the Zhenzheng lun along with an introductory part that focuses on reconstructing the political and propagandistic circumstances relevant to the understanding of the Zhenzheng lun.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword HELWIG SCHMIDT-GLINTZER
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
I. Buddhism and Political Ideology under Wu Zetian
II. Aspects of Daoist Thought Refuted in the Zhenzheng lun
III. The Zhenzheng lun and its Place in Chinese Buddhist Apologetic Thought
IV. Falin, Xuanyi, and the Zhenzheng lun: A Contextualization
V. A Comparative Perspective
Preliminary Remarks
Translation (DS 1-30)
Bibliography
Index
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