List of Illustrations
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ix
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List of Tables
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xi
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Preface
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xiii
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Abbreviations and Conventions
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PART ONE: STUDY
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CHAPTER ONE: The Vajrasamadhi-Sutra as an Apocryphal Scripture
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3
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Problems and Prospects of Studying the Vajrasamadhi-Sutra
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4
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The Eclecticism of the Vajrasamadhi
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24
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The Model for the Vajrasamadhi's Narrative Structure
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29
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The Vajrasamadhi in the Chinese Catalogues
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33
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CHAPTER TWO: The Hagiographies of the Korean Scholiast Wonhyo: The Dating and Provenance of the Vajrasamadhi
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41
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The Sung Kao-seng chuan Hagiography and the Provenance of the Vajrasamadhi
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43
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The Samguk Yusa Hagiography and the Dating of the Vajrasamadhi
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60
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CHAPTER THREE: The Doctrinal Teachings of the Vajrasamadhi
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74
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The Acculturation of Buddhism to East Asia
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74
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Tathagatagarbha and the Immanence of Enlightenment
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78
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Amalavijnana and the Innate Purity of Mind
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92
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The Meaning of "Vajrasamadhi": The Practical Implications of Innate Enlightenment
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104
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The Vajrasamadhi's Message to Silla Buddhists
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115
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CHAPTER FOUR: Ch'an Elements in the Vajrasamadhi: Evidence for the Authorship of the Sutra
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123
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Ch'an Influences in the Vajrasamadhi
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123
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Early Korean Son and the Legend of Pomnang
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164
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The Authorship Problem
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170
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The Legacy of the Vajrasamadhi
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177
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The Place of the Vajrasamadhi in the Evolution of Ch'an
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179
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PART TWO: TRANSLATION
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The Vajrasamadhi-Sutra (Book of Adamantine Absorption)
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184
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Chapter One: Prologue
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185
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Chapter Two: The Signless Dharma
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188
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Chapter Three: The Practice of Nonproduction
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196
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Chapter Four: The Inspiration of Original Enlightenment
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202
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Chapter Five: Approaching the Edge of Reality
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211
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Chapter Six: The Voidness of the True Nature
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224
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Chapter Seven: The Tathagatagarbha
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232
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Chapter Eight: Dharani (Codes)
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240
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Epilogue
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249
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Glossary of Chinese Logographs
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252
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Works Cited
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265
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Index
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293
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