●Preface
●Abbreviations
●Chapter One: Introduction: The Existing Scholarship and Disser- tation Prospectus
●1.1. The Existing Scholarship
●1.2. A Summary of Existing Scholarship
●1.3. My Research Subject
●1.4. My Reasons for Selecting This Topic
●1.5. The Significance and Value of this Research
●1.6. Research Method: Hermeneutics
●1.7. Dissertation Outline
●1.8. The Sources
●Conclusion
●Chapter Two: Historical and Philosophical Background
●2.1. The Political, Economic and So Background
●2.2. Cultural Background
●2.2.1. The Reinvented Song Chan Buddhist School
●2.2.2. Chan Buddhism in Literati Culture
●2.2.2.1. The Tea Ceremony (chadao)
●2.2.2.2. Chan Poetry
●2.2.2.3. Chan Painting
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