From Hengzhou to Hangzhou
From Hengzhou to Hangzhou
Jizong Xingche
This chapter studies Chan master Jizong Xingche (b. 1606). Jizong Xingche—as seems to have been the case with many seventeenth-century abbesses—was not content to simply engage in Buddha recitation as would benefit a pious woman, and in particular a pious and loyal widow, of her times. Rather, the taste of joy and freedom impelled her not only to make a more radical break with the domestic sphere but also to actively seek out instruction from qualified teachers. Jizong Xingche’s immersion in religious texts, such as Yunqi Zhuhong’s Progress on the Chan Path, led her to an overly intellectual understanding of enlightenment.
Keywords: Jizong Xingche, abbesses, Buddha recitations, domestic sphere, religious texts, enlightenment
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