Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface to the Fortieth Anniversary Edition xv
5. Preface to the Original Edition xix
6. On the Illustrations xxi
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. 2. Zhuhong’s Life and Major Works 20
9. 3. Zhuhong and the Joint Practice of Pure Land and Chan 39
10. 4. Zhuhong and the Late Ming Lay Buddhist Movement 71
11. 5. Syncretism in Action: Morality Books and The Record of Self- knowledge 106
12. 6. The Condition of the Monastic Order in the Late Ming 140
13. 7. Internal Causes of Monastic Decline in the Ming Dynasty 170
14. 8. Zhuhong’s Monastic Reform: The Yunqi Monastery 191
15. 9. Conclusion 224
16. Appendix 1. A Translation of The Record of Self- knowledge 233
17. Appendix 2. Personnel at Yunqi and Their Duties 259
18. Appendix 3. Regulations Regarding Good Deeds and Punishments at Yunqi 267
19. Notes 271
20. Glossary 303
21. Bibliography 311
22. Index 323