Dhyana Buddhism in China, Its History and Teaching

CONTENTS......Page 4
Dedication......Page 6
Foreword  by  His Holiness  Sri Swami  Sivananda  Maharai......Page 8
AUTHOR\'S  NOTE......Page 12
1.  Dhyana  Buddhism  Found  Fertile  Ground  In China......Page 19
2.  The  Fundamental  Principles  Of  The  Dhyana School......Page 24
3.  The  Methods  Of  Initiation  Of  The  Dhyana School......Page 29
1.  The  Origin  Of  The  Dhyana  School......Page 35
2.  Bodhidharma  And  Hui  K\'o......Page 37
3.  From  Seng-ts\'an  To  Hung-jen......Page 44
4.  Hui-neng  And  His  Disciples......Page 51
1.  Hsin-ssu  And  Huai-jang......Page 60
2.  Shih-t\'ou  And  Ma-tsu......Page 64
3.  Huai-hai,  Tao-wu  And  Wei-yen......Page 71
4.  Hwang-po,  Kuei-shan,  Lung-tan,  Yun-yen And  Chao-chow......Page 96
CHAPTER  IV : THE  DHYANA  OF  THE  FIVE LINES OF  TRANSMISSION OF THE LAMP EXCELLING PATRlARCHS......Page 116
1.  The  Kuei-yang  Sect......Page 117
2.  The Lin-chi  Sect......Page 124
3.  The  Ts\'ao-tung  Sect......Page 136
4.  The  Sects  Of  Yun-men And Fa-yen......Page 151
1.  Hui-ssu  And  Chih-kai......Page 182
2.  Han-shan  And  Shih-te......Page 188
CHAPTER VI : THE DHYANA BUDDHISM IN THE SUNG,  THE  YUAN,  THE  MING AND  THE CH\'ING  DYNASTIES......Page 191
1.  Hymning  On  The  Kun-an  Of  The  Ancients......Page 193
2.  Hwa  T\'ou......Page 196
3.  Silent-illumination......Page 199
4.  Sitting  And  Running......Page 200
5.  The  Harmonization  Of  Esotericism  And Exotericism......Page 202
6.  Practice  Of  Both  Meditation  And  Devotion......Page 210
7.  Editing  Of  The  Recorded-Sayings  Of  The Dhyana  Masters......Page 218
8.  The  Influence Of Dhyana Buddhism  On Con­fucianism......Page 223
CHAPTER  VII : CONCLUSION......Page 231
APPENDICE:  A  Genealogical  Tree  Showing  The Direct  Descendants  Of The  Sixth  Patriarch Hui-neng......Page 234