Publisher's Synopsis
This vigorously-researched publication for advanced graduate students and fellow scholars of the Chinese Pure Land tradition (Jingtu famen) in the wider context of Chinese Buddhism extends the horizon opened up by recent leading scholars to reconstruct a more insightful understanding of the Jingtu famen and the notion of zong. Focusing on previously unstudied writings of Sheng'an Shixian 省庵實賢 (1686-1734), the findings support the argument that the Jingtu famen is an advanced form of Mahayanist meditation rooted in the Madhyamika and Yogacara traditions. The original English translation of Master Shixian's writings provided also paves the way for other researchers to conduct new and extended studies.
