Preface. Forward. Section 1 The Formation and Branching of Chan Thought Chapter 1: An Investigation of Chan. Chapter 2: The Foundations and Formation of Chan Thought Chapter 3: The Branching of Chan Thought Section 2 The Synthesis and Infiltration of Song-period Chan Thought Chapter 4: An Outline of the Song-dynasty Chan School Chapter 5: The Tolerant Cooperation and Interpenetration of Chan Thought Part 1: Yanshou''s Convergence of Chan, Pure Land, and Doctrine. Part 2: Qisong''s Chan Thought that Unified Confucianism and Buddhism. Chapter 6. From Shanzhao to Chongxian''s Songgu baize (Hundred Old Cases with Hymns) Part 1: Shanzhao and the Beginnings of Hymns on Old Cases ( songgu ). Part 2.

Chongxian''s Hymns on Old Cases and Their Successes and Failures. Part 3. Keqin''s Biyan lu (Blue Cliff Record) and the Deluge of Lettered Chan. Part 4. Huihong and Lettered Chan. Chapter 7. The Branch Roads in the Development of Chan Thought: Kanhua Chan and Silent Illumination Chan Part 1. Zonggao and kanhua Chan.

Part 2. Zhengjue and Silent Illumination Chan. Part 3. Criticisms of kanhua Chan and Silent Illumination Chan. Chapter 8. Researches on Chan History and Chan Learning. Part 1. Zanning''s Chan History and Chan Learning.

Part 2. Puji and the Wudeng huiyuan . Appendix. The Disputes over the Change of Affiliation to the Legitimate Lineage of Yunmen Chapter 9. The Attractive Force of Chan Learning and Its Outwards Diffusion. Part 1. The Chan Learning of the Gentry. Part 2.

The Chan Learning of the Lixue Neo-Confucians. A. Part 3. The Chan Learning of the Lixue Scholars B. Part 4. Poetry, Poetics, and Chan Learning. Section 3 The Changes in Yuan and Ming Chan Thought Chapter 10. The Vicissitudes of Chan Learning in the Early Yuan.

Part 1. Wansong Xingxiu and the Evaluations (pingchang) of the Yuan Period. Part 2. The Chan of the Early Yuan Gentry and the Sanjiao pingxin lun . Part 3. The Dispute Between the Chan-influenced Quanzhen and the Chan Way. A. Part 4.

The Dispute Between the Chan-influenced Quanzhen and the Chan Way. Chapter 11. The Origins and Spread of Nianfo Chan. Part 1. Mingben''s This Mind is Buddha Nianfo Chan. Part 2. Weize''s Outward Chan and Inward Pure Land of the Imperishable Soul Part 3. Fanqi and His Pure Land Faith.

Part 4. Zhuhong and His Theory of Rebirth in the Pure Land by the Joint Practice of Chan and Pure Land Chapter 12. The Lettered Chan that Blends the Three Religions Part 1. Zhenke''s Lettered Prajña that Blends the Various Schools Part 2. Deqing and his Mengyu quanji (Complete Works of Dream Travels) that Survey the Three Essentials Part 3. Yuanlai''s Canchan jingyu (Warning Words on Investigating Chan) and Yuanxian''s Yiyan (Dream Words) that is the Chan that Saves Confucianism. Chapter 13: Wang Yangming Chan and the Escapist Chan of the Gentry. Part 1: The Chan Learning of the Early-Ming Grand Confucians and the Vanguard of Yangming-Chan Part 2.

The Great Vehicle of Confucianism: Yangming-Chan. Part 3. The Descendants of Yangming-Chan. Part 4: The Delight in Chan of the End of the Ming Confucians and the Gentry Escape into Chan Chapter 14. Lineage Disputes and the Books on Chan Learning. Part 1. Fazang''s Wuzong yuan (On the Origins of the Five Lineages) and Yuanwu''s Three Treatises of Biwang (Exorcising Falsity) Part 2. Luo Qinshun''s Du Foshu bian (Judgements on Reading Buddhist Books) and Qu Ruji''s Zhiyue lu (Records of Pointing at the Moon) Part 3.

Monk Biographies and Lamplight Records. Section 4 The Turn Towards the Human World of Qing-dynasty Chan Thought Chapter 15. The Early Qing Monk Disputes and Yongzheng''s Protection of the Dharma. Part 1. The Linji Chan Masters of the Early Qing (A) Part 2. The Linji Chan Masters of the Early Qing (B) Part 3. The Caodong Chan Masters of the Early Qing. Part 4.

Yongzheng''s Chan Learning and His Jianmo bianyi lu . Chapter 16. The Qing Confucians'' Sublation and Reformation of Chan Learning. Part 1. Early Qing Practical Learning and Dai Zhen''s Criticism of Chan Learning. Part 2. The Early Qing Confucians and Peng Shaosheng''s Praise of Chan Learning. Part 3.

The New Text Classicists'' Use of Their Own Ideas to Promote or Dismiss Chan Learning and Their Use of Chan Learning. Chapter 17. The Particpatory Spirit of the Chan Monks of the End of the Qing and the Early Republican Period Part 1. The Four Great Venerable Elders of the End of the Qing, and Others. Part 2. Jing''an''s Chan Poetry on Protecting the Teachings and Loving the Country and Taixu''s Buddhist Reform Movement Section 5 A Comparison of Research into the Chan School in Recent Times: A Contemporary Explanation of Chan Chapter 18. A Comparison of the Genesis of the Research into the Chan School by Hu Shi, Suzuki Daisetsu, and Yinshun. Chapter 19.

A Comparison of the Core Concepts of the Chan Learning of Hu Shi, Suzuki Daisetsu, and Yinshun Chapter 20: A Comparison of the Research Methodology of the Chan Learning of Hu Shi, Suzuki Daisetsu, and Yinshun Chapter 21. A Comparison of Concrete Problems in the Research on the History of the Chan School of Hu Shi, Suzuki Daisetsu, and Yinshun. Postscript Conventions. Further Reading.