Short description:

With his carefully annotated translation of Fozu tongji, juan 43-48, Thomas Jülch enables an in-depth understanding of a key text of Chinese Buddhist historiography.

Long description:

The Fozu tongji by Zhipan (ca. 1220?1275) is a key text of Chinese Buddhist historiography. The core of the work is formed by the ?Fayun tongsai zhi,? an annalistic history of Buddhism in China, which extends through Fozu tongji, juan 34?48.

Thomas Jülch now presents a translation of the ?Fayun tongsai zhi? in three volumes. This third volume covers the annalistic display concerning the Song dynasty.

Offering elaborate annotations, Jülch succeeds in clarifying the backgrounds to the historiographic contents, which Zhipan presents in highly essentialized style. Regarding the historical matters addressed in the material translated for the present volume, the Fozu tongji is often the earliest source. In several cases, inaccuracies in Zhipan?s account can however still be discerned, and Jülch succeeds in employing other sources to reveal and correct those errors.

Table of Contents:

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Acknowledgements



Introduction to Fozu tongji, juan 43&&&x2013;48

 1 Tiantai Buddhism, Chan Buddhism, and the Eminent Monks

 2 Important Monasteries, Sacred Mountains, and Their Geographic Locations

 3 Buddhist Laymen with Confucian Background

 4 The Buddhist Confrontation with Neoconfucianism

 5 The Buddhist Confrontation with Daoism

 6 Buddhist and Daoist Prophecy

 7 The Jurchen Invasion of Northern China

 8 Intertextuality

 9 Alternative Names



Preliminary Remarks

Translation