The story of Chinese Zen

Contents
About the Author
PART I : Background
     A Chronology of the Chinese Dynasties
     1   Connections ‘Between ‘Buddhism and Historical Chinese Culture
Part II : A Brief Introduction to the Contents of Buddhist Study
     2  The Background of Indian Culture
     3  The Contribution to Humankind and the World Made by Shakyamuni’s Leaving Home and Attaining Enlightenment
     4  Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism
     5  Mahayana Thought
Part III : An Outline of the Zen School
     6  Zen and Its Roots
     7  Influences on the Development of Zen Before the Early T’ang Dynasty
     8  The Sixth Patriarch of Zen
     9 The Great Flourishing of Zen in the Early T’ang Dynasty
Part IV. Some Keys to Studying Zen
     10  On the Use of Colloquialisms
     11  Understanding Some ImportantTechnical Terms
     12  Important Points in Reading Zen Classics
Part V. The Heart and Goal of Zen
     13  The True Goal of Zen Stud
     14  The Process of Zen: Mental Workand Insight
     15  Nirvana and the Aim of Zen
     16  On the Zen Fashion of Emphasizing Concentration on a Word or Saying During andAfter the Sung and Yuan Dynasties
     17  The Doctrine of the Three Barriers and the Realm of Zen Investigative Meditation Since the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
Part VI. The Relationship Between Zen and Neo-Confucianism
     20  Zen and the Evolution of the Realm of Ideas in Literature of the Sui and T’ang Dynasties andThereafter
     21 The Importance of the Relationship of Zen and Literature
     18 The Sources of Zen Buddhism’s Influence onNeo-Confucianism
     19  Neo-Confucianism and the Sayings and Doings of the Zen Masters
Part VII. Zen and Chinese Literature