Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. PART I A Study of the Thien Uyen Tap Anh
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter One. The Thien Uyen Tap Anh in Vietnamese Buddhist History 9
7. Chapter Two. Reading the Thiến Uyến Tập Anh: A Historical Analysis of the Zen Tradition of Vietnam 24
8. Chapter Three. Rereading the Thiến Uyến Tập Anh: Buddhism in Medieval Vietnam 56
9. PART II The Thiến Uyến Tập Anh: A Translation
10. Preface to A Collection of Outstanding Figures of the Zen Community 101
11. PART III Appendixes
12. Appendix I Additional Supporting Data for Chapter One 207
13. Appendix II Additional Supporting Data for Chapter Two 218
14. Appendix III Biographies of Eminent Monks from Other Sources 233
15. The Original Text of the Thiến Uyến Tập Anh 255
16. Notes 331
17. Bibliography 451
18. Index 469
19. About the Author 483