The wandering sage : Zhi Dun's (314-366) life and thought in multiple contexts
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This dissertation explores the life and philosophy of the Chinese Buddhist monk-scholar Zhi Dun (314--366). Zhi Dun was a leading Buddhist figure who represented "gentry" Buddhism in South China in the Six Dynasties era (220--589). He was a celebrity who had broad social relationships with notables of his time; he was one of the most prominent representative figures of his time. Zhi Dun's philosophy combined Buddhist and indigenous Chinese thought, including Daoism and Confucianism. Despite Zhi Dun's contribution to the development of early Chinese Buddhism by propagating Buddhist teaching, his life and thought have received much less attention from scholars than those of contemporary eminent monks such as Dao'an (312--385), who represented Buddhism in North China at the time. Above all, Zhi Dun's Buddhism, which was strongly influenced by native traditions of thought, has often been understood as reflecting an immature stage of early Chinese Buddhism in the Six Dynasties era, when the Chinese people attempted to understand Buddhism through the lens of indigenous thought. This dissertation reassesses Zhi Dun and his Buddhism by examining his life and philosophy in multiple contexts and backgrounds of his time, including socio-political, intellectual, and cultural contexts/backgrounds. I assume that Zhi Dun's Buddhism, as well as early Chinese Buddhism more generally, cannot be understood apart from the various contexts of the era. Research on Zhi Dun's life and thought illuminates not only early Chinese Buddhism but also the Six Dynasties era, in which Buddhism played a significant role in developing the cultural and intellectual history of the era.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Choi, Heawon |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Religious Studies. |
| Primary advisor | Bielefeldt, Carl |
| Primary advisor | Kieschnick, John, 1964- |
| Thesis advisor | Bielefeldt, Carl |
| Thesis advisor | Kieschnick, John, 1964- |
| Thesis advisor | Yearley, Lee H |
| Advisor | Yearley, Lee H |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Heawon Choi. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Religious Studies. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Hea Won Choi
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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