Readings for Unit 5: Buddhism

May 8 Wednesday
Arthur Wright, Buddhism in Chinese History

May 13 Monday
Liu Ming-wood, "The Pan-chiao System of the Hua-Yen School," Toung Pao, 1981 (e-reserve)
Peter Gregory, "The Teaching of Men and Gods," in Robert Gimello, ed., Studies in Ch'an and Hua-yen
Robert Gimello, " Li T'ung-hsuan and the Practical Dimensions of Hua-yen," in Robert Gimello, ed., Studies in Ch'an and Hua-yen

May 15 Wednesday
Philip Yampolsky, trans. The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, pp. 111-183 (e-reserve)
Along with some notes on translation by an anonymous author associated with Yiguan Dao (see unit 7)
Luis O. Gomez, "The Direct and the Gradual Approaches of Zen Master Mayahana," in Robert Gimello, ed., Studies in Ch'an and Hua-yen
John R. McRae, "The Ox-head School of Chinese Ch'an Buddhism," in Robert Gimello, ed., Studies in Ch'an and Hua-yen

May 20 Monday
Holmes Welch, The Practice of Chinese Buddhism, chapters 1,2,3,6,8,10 (e-reserve)

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