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1987

Northern School and Formation of Early Chinese Ch’an Buddhism

By John McRae John R McRae

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This is a very scholarly book and vast in scope.  The purpose being to describe the historical development of the Northern School of Chan.  Starting with the legend of Bodhidharma and his successors, Dr McRae also studies the "transmission of the lamp" texts.

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