The ""Zhenzheng lun"" by Xuanyi: A Buddhist Apologetic Scripture of Tang China

Author:   Thomas Jülch
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367732448


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
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The ""Zhenzheng lun"" by Xuanyi: A Buddhist Apologetic Scripture of Tang China


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The Zhenzheng lun 甄正論 (T 2112, Treatise of Revealing the Correct) is a Chinese Buddhist apologetic treatise with a distinct anti-Daoist stance in three juan. It is organized as a dialogue between a Daoist, the ""Venerable Obstructed by Customs"" (zhisu gongzi 滯俗公子), and the Buddhist ""Master Revealing the Correct"" (zhenzheng xiansheng 甄正先生) in which the former is gradually led towards an orthodox Buddhist understanding by the latter through the refutation of his various arguments against Buddhism. Composed in the late 7th century, the text was authored depending on the political interests and strategies of Wu Zhao武曌 (624–705), who in 690 was enthroned as Empress Wu Zetian 武則天. This study of Thomas Jülch offers a richly annotated and complete translation of the Zhenzheng lun along with an introductory part that focuses on reconstructing the political and propagandistic circumstances relevant to the understanding of the Zhenzheng lun.

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Author:   Thomas Jülch
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780367732448


ISBN 10:   0367732440
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword HELWIG SCHMIDT-GLINTZER Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction I. Buddhism and Political Ideology under Wu Zetian II. Aspects of Daoist Thought Refuted in the Zhenzheng lun III. The Zhenzheng lun and its Place in Chinese Buddhist Apologetic Thought IV. Falin, Xuanyi, and the Zhenzheng lun: A Contextualization V. A Comparative Perspective Preliminary Remarks Translation (DS 1-30) Bibliography Index

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It is an informative text that provides a window into the political and religious arguments and movements of its time - Thomas Zulch, Reading Religion


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Thomas Jülch is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Ghent University, Belgium.

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