{"product_id":"the-teachings-of-master-wuzhu-9780231150231","title":"The Teachings of Master Wuzhu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Record of the Dharma-Jewel Through the Generations (Lidai fabao ji) \u003c\/i\u003eis a little-known Chan\/Zen Buddhist text of the eighth century, rediscovered in 1900 at the Silk Road oasis of Dunhuang. The only remaining artifact of the Bao Tang Chan school of Sichuan, the text provides a fascinating sectarian history of Chinese Buddhism intended to showcase the iconoclastic teachings of Bao Tang founder Chan Master Wuzhu (714–774). Wendi Adamek not only brings Master Wuzhu's experimental community to life but also situates his paradigm-shifting teachings within the history of Buddhist thought. Having published the first translation of the \u003ci\u003eLidai fabao ji\u003c\/i\u003e in a Western language, she revises and presents it here for wide readership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by disciples of Master Wuzhu, the \u003ci\u003eLidai fabao ji\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the earliest attempts to implement a \"religion of no-religion,\" doing away with ritual and devotionalism in favor of \"formless practice.\" Master Wuzhu also challenged the distinctions between lay and ordained worshippers and male and female practitioners. The \u003ci\u003eLidai fabao ji\u003c\/i\u003e captures his radical teachings through his reinterpretation of the Chinese practices of merit, repentance, precepts, and Dharma transmission. These aspects of traditional Buddhism continue to be topics of debate in contemporary practice groups, making the \u003ci\u003eLidai fabao ji\u003c\/i\u003e a vital document of the struggles, compromises, and insights of an earlier era. Adamek's volume opens with a vivid introduction animating Master Wuzhu's cultural environment and comparing his teachings to other Buddhist and historical sources.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wendi L. Adamek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42980495294582,"sku":"9780231150231","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_c4815635-34a8-45c4-8f72-ac402b604c98.jpg?v=1768556294","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-teachings-of-master-wuzhu-9780231150231","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}