THE TEACHINGS of MASTER WUZHU TRANSLATIONS FROM THE ASIAN CLASSICS TRANSLATIONS FROM THE ASIAN CLASSICS EDITORIAL BOARD Wm. Theodore de Bary, Chair Paul Anderer Irene Bloom Donald Keene George A. Saliba Wei Shang Haruo Shirane Burton Watson COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS NEW YORK COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS Publishers Since 1893 New York Chichester, West Sussex cup.columbia.edu Copyright © 2011 Columbia University Press All rights reserved E-ISBN 978-0-231-52792-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The teachings of Master Wuzhu : Zen and religion of no-religion / Wendi L. Adamek. p. cm. — (Translations from the Asian classics) Includes translation from Chinese. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-231-15022-4 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-231-15023-1 (pbk.) — ISBN 978-0-231-52792-7 (electronic) 1. Zen Buddhism—China—History. 2. Wuzhu, Master, 714–774. 3. Li dai fa bao ji. 4. Buddhist sects—China—History. I. Adamek, Wendi Leigh. II. Title. III. Series. BQ9262.9.C5L5313 2011 294.3′85—dc22 2010039929 A Columbia University Press E-book. CUP would be pleased to hear about your reading experience with this e-book at
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