The Northern School and the Formation of Early Chan Buddhism

Table of contents :
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations and Conventions of Usage
Introduction
1. The Transmission of Ch\'an According to the Platform Sutra
2. The Platform Sutra as Historical Allegory
3. The Traditional Interpretation of the Platform Sutra\'s \"Mind-verses\"
4. Implications for this Study
5. Ch\'an\'s Pseudohistorical Doctrine and the Historical Study of Ch\'an
6. The Origin of the Terms \"Northern School\" and \"East Mountain Teaching\"
7. The Distinction Between Legend and History
8. The Approach Taken Here
Part One: History
CHAPTER I: Bodhidharma, His Immediate Successors, and the Masters of the Lankavatara Sutra
1. The Legend of Bodhidharma
2. The Life of Bodhidharma
3. Seng-fu
4. Hui-k\'o
5. Hui-k\'o\'s Successors
6. Fa-chung and the Masters of the Lankavatara Sutra
7. The Possible Use of the Lankavatara Sutra in Early Ch\'an
CHAPTER II: From Provincial China to Lo-yang and Ch\'ang-an
1. Bodhidharma and the East Mountain Teaching
2. Tao-hsin s Biography in the Hsu kao seng chuan -(HKSC)
3. An Outline of Tao-hsin\'s Career
4. Hung-jen\'s Life and Legendary Character
5. Hung-jen\'s Lesser Students
6. Hung-jen and the Nature of the East Mountain Community
7. Fa-ju
8. Shen-hsiu: Biographical Sources
9. Shen-hsiu\'s Early Life and Training
10. The Identification of Shen-hsiu with Wei-hsiu
11. Shen-hsiu at Yu-ch\'uan ssu
12. Shen-hsiu in Lo-yang and Ch\'ang-an
13. Shen-hsiu\'s Death and Its Aftermath
14. Lao-an and his Disciples
15. Hsuan-tse and Fa-hsien
CHAPTER III: The Seventh Generation and Beyond
1. The Contour of Later Northern Ch\' an History
2. Hsiang-mo Tsang
3. Ching-hsien
4. I-fu
5. P\'u-chi
6. P\'u-chi\'s Disciples
7. Comments on P\'u-chi\'s Later Successors
8. The Northern School in Tibet
CHAPTER IV: The Development of the \"Transmission of the Lamp\" Histories
1. Legend and Encounter Dialogue in Ch\'an Literature
2. The Structure and Function of the \"Transmission of the Lamp\" Texts
3. The Theoretical Basis of the \"Transmission of the Lamp\" Texts
4. The Origin of the Transmission Theory
5. The Transmission Theory in Early Chinese Buddhism
6. The Ta-mo-to-lo ch\'an ching (Meditation Sutra of Dharmatrata) and Its Prefaces
7. Other Evidence Related to the Provenance of the Transmission Theory
8. Hints of the Transmission Theory in an Early Ch\' an Text
9. Fa-ju\'s Epitaph
10. The Author of the Ch\'uan fa-pao chi (Annals of the Transmission of the Dharma treasure, or CFPC)
11. The Contents of the Ch\'uan fapao chi (CFPC)
12. Ching-chueh and the Leng-ch\'ieh shih-tzu chi (Records of the Masters and Disciples of the Lanka[vatara], or LCSTC)
13. The Leng-ch\'ieh shih-tzu chi (LCSTC) and the Lankavatara Sutra
14. The Northern School and Encounter Dialogue
15. Encounter Dialogue, Ma-tsu Tao-i, and the Northern School
Part Two: Doctrine
CHAPTER V: The Earliest Teachings of Ch\'an
1. Introductory Remarks
2. The Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices (Erh-ju ssu-hsing lun, or EJSHL)
3. The Message of the Letters
4. The Meaning of the Four Practices
5. The Entrance of Principle
6. The Practice of \"Wall-contemplation\"
7. Bodhidharma\'s Treatise and the Later Development of Ch\'an Doctrine
CHAPTER VI: The Basic Doctrines of the East Mountain Teaching
1. Problems in the Study of the East Mountain Teaching
2. Textual Information
3. The Treatise on theEssentials of Cultivating the Mind (Hsiu-hsin yao lun)
4. The Metaphor of the Sun and Clouds
5. Shou-hsin and Meditation Practice in the Hsiu-hsin yao lun
6. The Background of shou-i pui or \"Maintaining the One without Wavering\"
7. The Meaning of \"Maintaining the One without Wavering\" in Ch\'an
8. The Metaphor of the Mirror
9. The Use of the Mirror in Early Ch\'an Texts
10. The Sun, the Mirror, and Bodhidharma\'s Treatise
CHAPTER VII: Shen-hsiu and the Religious Philosophy of the Northern School
l. Introductory Remarks
2. The Treatise on Perfect Illumination (Yuan-ming lun)
3. The Five Expedient Means (Wu fang-pien)
4. Shen-hsiu and the Teachings of the Northern School
5. The Use of Extended Metaphor in the Writings of the Northern School
6. Northern School Metaphors as \"Contemplative Analysis\"
7. Possible Antecedents to the Use of Contemplative Analysis in the Northern School
8. The Construction of Shen-hsiu\'s Thought
9. The Identity of the Yuan-ming lun or Treatise on Perfect Illumination
10. The Gradual, Sudden, and Perfect Teachings in the Yuan-ming lun
11. Constant Practice and the Perfect Teaching
12. The Reverse and Direct Contemplations in the Yuan-ming lun
13. Shen-hsiu\'s Instructions on Meditation
14. The Construction of the Wu fang-pien
15. The First Expedient Means and the Awakening of Faith
16. The Unique Aspects of the First Expedient Means
17. The Second Expedient Means
18. Descriptions of Meditation Practice in the Wu fang-pien
19. Meditation in the Northern School
Conclusion
1. The Original Meaning of the Platform Sutra Verses
2. Phases of Northern School History
3. Other Factions of Ch\'an During the Late Eighth Century
4. Institutional Reasons for the Decline of the Northern School
5. Doctrinal Ramifications of the Decline of the Northern School
6. The Static and Dynamic Components of Early Ch\'an Doctrine
7. Final Reflections on the Northern School and the Study of Ch\'an
Appendix
Annals of the Transmission of the Dharma-treasure
Notes
Notes to the Introduction
Notes to Part One
Notes to Part Two
Notes to the Conclusion
Notes to the Appendix
Bibliography
Character Glossary
Index
Chinese Texts (NOT INCLUDED)
Hsiu-hsin yao lun (NOT INCLUDED)
Yuan-ming lun (NOT INCLUDED)