Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record

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Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record is written by Steven Heine and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199397775 (ISBN 10) and 9780199397778 (ISBN 13).

This book provides an innovative and critical analysis, in light of Song dynasty (960-11279) Chinese cultural and intellectual historical trends, of the Blue Cliff Record, the seminal Chan/Zen Buddhist collection of commentaries on one hundred gongan/koan cases, which has long been celebrated for its intricate and articulate interpretative methods.