{"product_id":"the-linji-lu-and-the-albert-welter-9780195329575","title":"The Linji Lu and the Creation of Chan Orthodoxy","description":"The \u003cem\u003eLinji lu\u003c\/em\u003e, or Record of Linji, ranks among the most famous and influential texts of the Chan and Zen traditions. Ostensibly containing the teachings of the Tang dynasty figure Linji Yixuan, the text has generally been accepted at face value, as reliable records of the teachings of this historical figure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, Albert Welter offers the first systematic study of the \u003cem\u003eLinji lu\u003c\/em\u003e in a western language. Welter places the \u003cem\u003eLinji lu\u003c\/em\u003e in its historical context, showing how the text was manipulated over time by the Linji faction. Rather than recording the teachings of the illustrious patriarch of legend, the text reflects the motivations of Linji-faction descendants in the Song dynasty (960-1279). The story of the \u003cem\u003eLinji lu\u003c\/em\u003e is not simply the story of one heroic figure, Linji Yixuan, but the story of an entire movement that sought validation through retrospective image making. The success of this effort is seen in Chan's rise to prominence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on the findings of Japanese scholars, Welter moves beyond the minutiae of textual analysis to place the development of \u003cem\u003eLinji lu\u003c\/em\u003e within the broader forces shaping the development of the Chinese Records of Sayings literary genre as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Welter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195329570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195329575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Albert Welter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054658187519,"sku":"9780195329575","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa64b214-ae21-47ea-8984-781cea58ae0b.jpg?v=1685031229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-linji-lu-and-the-albert-welter-9780195329575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}