A Critical Examintion of Suzuki's Understanding of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.advisor	Arapura, J. G.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yu, Shin Chai	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:52:05Z	-
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:52:05Z	-
dc.date.created	2011-08-03	en_US
dc.date.issued	1969-10	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/5673	en_US
dc.identifier.other	6697	en_US
dc.identifier.other	2130058	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10641	-
dc.description.abstract	<p>This thesis is a critical examination of Suzuki's understanding of Ch'an Buddhism, in the light of the Chinese Ch'an Buddhism. The contributions of modern scholarship to the subject are also taken into consideration. Suzuki's interpretation of Ch'an history and philosophy are examined; his subjective emphasis is noted, together with his tendency to ignore more objective historical scholarship, The suggestion is made that in a study of Ch'an, both the subjective and the objective approaches should be employed. The most positive contribution of Suzuki are (1) his emphasis on Satori, 'enlightenment-experience' and (2) his interpretation of Ch'an in terms of a balance of freedom and love.</p>	en_US
dc.subject	Religion	en_US
dc.subject	Religion	en_US
dc.title	A Critical Examintion of Suzuki's Understanding of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Religion	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts (MA)	en_US
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