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Cover illustration: Entrance to MògÄo Cave #16/17, the so-called âManuscript Caveâ, where 10.000s of manuscripts, manuscript fragments, silk banners, etc. were found in the beginning of the 20th century. Photo by C. Anderl.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: McRae, John R., 1947â2011, honoree. | Anderl, Christoph, 1963- editor. | Wittern, Christian, 1962- editor.
Title: ChaÌn Buddhism in DuÌnhuaÌng and beyond : a study of manuscripts, texts, and contexts in memory of John R. McRae / edited by Christoph Anderl, Christian Wittern.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; volume 165 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020032628 | ISBN 9789004431911 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004439245 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: McRae, John R., 1947â2011. | Dunhuang manuscripts. | Zen literatureâChinaâHistory and criticism. | Zen literature, ChineseâCriticism, Textual. | Zen BuddhismâChinaâHistoryâTo 1500. | Language and languagesâReligious aspectsâBuddhism.
Classification: LCC BQ9264.4.C62 C425 2020 | DDC 294.3/9270951âdc23
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