Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity
An Annotated Translation of Tsung-mi’s Yüan jen lun with a Modern Commentary
By Zongmi
First written 9th century
About this book
Gregory’s translation of Zongmi’s short treatise, which surveys Confucian, Daoist and Buddhist accounts of human origins and ranks them, culminating in the teaching of the one true mind, with an extended commentary for modern readers.
The edition
- Title
- Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity: An Annotated Translation of Tsung-mi’s Yüan jen lun with a Modern Commentary
- Translated by
- Peter N. Gregory
- Publisher
- University of Hawai‘i Press, Honolulu
- Year
- 1995
- Edition
- Kuroda Institute Classics in East Asian Buddhism
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