We are pleased to announce the release of the thirteenth volume in the series published by Brill: Inter-Religious Court Debates in the Early Tang Dynasty: A Translation of Reports of Nine Public Debates Between Buddhists and Daoists From Daoxuan’s Ji gujin Fo Dao lunheng (T 2104). The book is by Friederike Assandri. For more information or to order, please visit https://brill.com/display/title/71991.
Public debate between representatives of different teachings was an important element in the formation of medieval intellectual culture; but documentation is scarce. Daoxuan’s reports are unique as they afford us a vivid glimpse on the debates held at the courts of the early Tang, including philosophical exchanges, jokes, and lively polemics.
The reports are part of Buddhist apologetic literature, and thus important documents relating to the introduction and adaptation of Buddhism in China. Their specific nature provides valuable insight into the institution of such debates and their development through interaction of Buddhist and autochthonous forms of intellectual and agonistic debate.
Table of Content:
Introduction
Pages: 1
Chapter 1 Court Debates between Buddhists and Daoists in the Early Tang Dynasty
Pages: 2–6
Chapter 2 Text: the Records of the Debates
Pages: 7–22
Chapter 3 Practices and Cultures of Debate in Ancient and Medieval China
Pages: 23–60
Chapter 4 Daoism and Buddhism in Early Medieval China
Pages: 61–81
Chapter 5 Emperors, Politics, and the Religions of Early Tang Chang’an
Pages: 82–96
Chapter 6 The Debaters
Pages: 97–121
Chapter 7 Translation of Selected Debates of the Fo Dao lunheng
Pages: 122–264
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