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Classical Period—that span of Chinese history between the eighth and third centuries BCE. During this time lived some of the greatest philosophers of China: Lao-tzu, Confucius, Han-fei-tzu, Chuang-tzu, Sun-tzu, and Mo-tzu.
Eva Wong • Taoism: An Essential Guide
Khotanese monk’s name was Shikshananda,
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
Khotanese monk’s name was Shikshananda,
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
Shen-hsiu and Hui-neng, the two contenders to become the Fifth Patriarch’s successor, had written their competing poems on the monastery wall previously scheduled for scenes from the Lanka that the patriarchship and the future direction of Zen was decided.
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
Shen-hsiu and Hui-neng, the two contenders to become the Fifth Patriarch’s successor, had written their competing poems on the monastery wall previously scheduled for scenes from the Lanka that the patriarchship and the future direction of Zen was decided.
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
K’ang-hsi had restored Peking’s authority in mainland East Asia. This great triumph, followed up by the Yung-cheng (r. 1723–35) and Ch’ien-lung (r. 1735–96) emperors, was the vital geopolitical precondition for the domestic achievements of Ch’ing rule and, in the longer term, for its tenacious resistance to European diplomatic and commercial demand
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