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Dahui Zonggao and the Zen World of Poetry in the Two Song Dynasties

Fang Xinrong

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Based on the general background of the history, Confucianism, Zen, and poetics of the two Song Dynasties, this book begins with a microscopic analysis of the interactions between scholar-bureaucrats and Zonggao and the discourse system they shared. It examines the relationship between Zen and poetics between Zonggao and the scholar-bureaucrats of the two Song Dynasties, explores the process of their mutual influence in constructing their respective systems of Zen, Confucianism, and poetics, and identifies the interaction between poetic theory and the evolution of Zen.