Chán Buddhism in Dūnhuáng and Beyond

Christoph Anderl, Ph.D. (2005), is Professor of Chinese Language and Culture at Ghent University. He has published in the fields of Chinese Historical Linguistics, Dūnhuáng manuscript studies, Chán Buddhism, and Digital Humanities.Christian Wittern, Ph.D. (1996), is Professor at the Institute of Research in Humanities, Kyoto University. He has published in the fields of Chán Buddhist historical works and Digital Humanities, in addition of being the director of several large database projects.Contributors are Christoph Anderl, Friederike Assandri, John Jorgensen, Sam van Schaik, Kirill Solonin, Henrik Sørensen, Christian Wittern, Peter Zieme

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsList of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Chán Buddhism in an Inter-religious and Cross-linguistic perspectiveChristoph AnderlPart 1 Early Chán History Revisited1 Early Chán Revisited: A Critical Reading of Dàoxuán’s Hagiographies of Bodhidharma, Huìkě and Their AssociatesJohn Jorgensen2 Northern Chán and the Siddhaṃ SongsChristoph Anderl and Henrik H. SørensenPart 2 The Spread of Chán in the Northwestern Region3 The Old Uigur Translation of the Siddhaṃ SongsPeter Zieme4 Reconsidering Tibetan ChánSam van Schaik5 The Great Master Tōnglǐ: The Texts by a Liáo Buddhist Master among the Khara-Khoto FindingsKirill SoloninPart 3 Chán in an Interreligious Perspective6 The Meeting and Conflation of Chán and Esoteric Buddhism during the TángHenrik H. Sørensen7 Buddho–Daoist Interaction as Creative Dialogue: The Mind and Dào in Twofold Mystery TeachingFriederike AssandriJohn R. McRae: A BibliographyIndex

"Indeed, the volume is an extremely apt dedication to the late John R. McRae (1947–2011). Those with an interest in Chán Buddhism would find this volume utterly invaluable. Moreover, those with a wider interest in Buddhism, Chinese religion, and the general study of religious texts have much to gain from reading this."- Joseph Chadwin, University of Vienna, Religious Studies Review47:2, 2021.