The Dharma-body in Shingon Esoteric Buddhism

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The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism

1 Fabio Rambelli

So far we have discussed the first two types of the esoteric practices on signs (gomitsu), i.e., the recitation and memorization of mantric formulae and the study and writing of shittan graphs. These two kinds of practices, based on the manipulation of the phonetic and graphic signifiers of esoteric signs, are already endowed with salvational power; however, they also are the introduction to th...

Revisiting the Notion of Zong: Contextualizing the Dharma Drum Lineage of Modern Chan Buddhism

The paper examines the historiography of zong in Chan/Zen studies in relation to Venerable Sheng Yen’s Dharma Drum Lineage in the historical context of postwar Taiwanese religions. It also examines the evolution and the theoretical basis of Sheng Yen’s formulation of Chinese Buddhist orthodoxy.

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