Hermeneutical Phases in Chinese Buddhism

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Introduction 1
5. The Assessment of Textual Interpretation in Buddhism 11
6. The Gradual Path as a Hermeneutical Approach to the Dhamma 29
7. On the Interpretation of the Mahayana Sutras 47
8. Killing, Lying, Stealing, and Adultery: A Problem of Interpretation in the Tantras 71
9. Vajra Hermeneutics 119
10. Mi-pham's Theory of Interpretation 149
11. Hermeneutical Phases in Chinese Buddhism 175
12. What Happened to the "Perfect Teaching"? Another Look at Hua-yen Buddhist Hermeneutics 207
13. Ch'an Hermeneutics: A Korean View 231
14. Truth Words: The Basis of Kukai s Theory of Interpretation 257
15. Shinran's Proofs of True Buddhism 273
16. Contributors 291
17. Index 293