Coming To Terms With Chinese Buddhism A Reading Of The Treasure Store Treatise Annotated Edition Robert H Sharf by Robert H. Sharf 9780824824433, 0824824431 instant download after payment.

The materials produced by the interaction of the mature forms of Chinese Buddhism and Taoism constitute some of the most sophisticated and complex examples of the meeting of Chinese and non-Chinese thought ever written. In his work on the Treasure Store Treatise Robert Sharf has at last established their remarkable value and defended them conclusively against the charge that they lack intellectual integrity. This study will remain a basic source of theoretical guidance and practical help for any scholar or student wishing to confront the multifaceted and interactive nature of China's major philosophical and religious traditions for many years to come. —Timothy Barrett, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London "Sharf has produced an elegant and impeccably researched study of medieval Chinese Buddhist thought, focussed on a Buddho-Taoist text of considerable intrinsic interest. The argument is persuasive and significant, and the book will have a profound impact on the way that Sinologists and Buddhologists approach Chinese Buddhist literature." —Stephen F. Teiser, Princeton University