The Liberation of Matter: Examining Jingxi Zhanran’s Philosophy of the Buddha-Nature of Insentient Beings in Tiantai Buddhism

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|BookToc=*{{i|'''Chapter 1. Introduction'''|12}}
**{{i|1.1. Literature Review and Method|16}}
**{{i|1.2. Statement of Contribution|21}}
**{{i|1.3. Overview of the Dissertation|24}}
*{{i|'''Chapter 2. The Tension between Sentience and Insentience?'''|27}}
**{{i|2.1. The Obscure Definition of Sentience|28}}
**{{i|2.2. Indian Thought of the Sentience/Insentience of Plants|37}}
**{{i|2.3. The Sentience and Power of Buddha Relics and Images|46}}
**{{i|2.4. The Relic as the Full Embodiment of the Three Buddha Bodies and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Buddhahood|69}}
**{{i|2.5. Sentience, Insentience, and the Mutual Inclusion of Matter and Mind|82}}
*{{i|'''Chapter 3. The Doctrine of Buddha-Nature'''|97}}
**{{i|3.1. ''Tathāgatagarbha'' as Great Self|101}}
**{{i|3.2. The Definitions of Buddha-Nature in the ''Nirvana Sutra''|117}}
**{{i|3.3. Early Writings about the Buddha-Nature of Insentient Beings|130}}
**{{i|3.4. Zhiyi's 智顗 (538-597) Teaching of Buddha-Nature|162}}
*{{i|'''Chapter 4. Jingxi Zhanran and His Theory of the Buddha-Nature of Insentient<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beings'''|204}}
**{{i|4.1. Biography and Major Works of Jingxi Zhanran 荊溪湛然 (711-782)|208}}
**{{i|4.2. The Buddha-Nature of Insentient Beings|228}}
*{{i|'''Chapter 5. Responses to and Interpretations of Zhanran's Theory'''|298}}
**{{i|5.1. Tang Tiantai-Tendai Dialogues on the Practice and Buddhahood of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insentient Beings|302}}
**{{i|5.2. Shanwai Thinker Gushan Zhiyuan  孤山智圓 (976-1022) on Mind-<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inclusion|322}}
**{{i|5.3. Shanjia Thinker Siming Zhili 四明知禮 (960-1028) on Matter-Inclusion<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the Deluded Mind|346}}
**{{i|5.4. Contemporary Scholarly Viewpoints|383}}
**{{i|5.5. The Modality of Insentient Beings' Active and Passive Practice|391}}
*{{i|'''Chapter 6. Conclusion and the Recontextualization of Zhanran's Theory'''|402}}
**{{i|6.1. Application of Zhanran's Theory|404}}
**{{i|6.2. Exploring the Buddha-Nature of Insentient Beings in Non-Tiantai<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contexts|422}}
*{{i|'''Bibliography'''|443}}
*{{i|'''Appendix'''. The ''Diamond Scalpel''|457}}
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