Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vi
3. Illustrations ix
4. Notes on Chinese Language and Translation xi
5. A (Semipersonal) Preface xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chinese Gates in Fourfold Context 21
8. Gates of Creation 53
9. Gates to Inner Formlessness 79
10. Should I Open or Close My Gate? 107
11. Gates of Sociomoral Order and Distinctions 133
12. The Gate as Authority 163
13. Destroy the Mind Barrier! 191
14. Discussion and Further Reflections 215
15. Notes 247
16. Bibliography 277
17. Index 293