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Laughing at the Tao
Debates among Buddhists and Taoists in Medieval China
- First published1995
- TraditionTaoism & Chinese Religion
- Shelf119 books
A translation and study of the Xiaodao lun, a sixth-century Buddhist polemic mocking Taoist scriptures and claims. Kohn uses it to illuminate the court debates between the two traditions.
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