Section Description {For comments on this online version, see the end of the Introduction.}{Back to top of page}Introduction: In defense of choosing to collect the reproductions
- Does Zen have a history?
- Zen's position on art
- Historical problems encountered in studying the first Zen Buddhist paintings
- Lives of the painters
- Lists of the paintings attributed to the painters
- Comments on the reproductions
- About Shih Ko's patriarchs
- Evidence of a great Zen transformation taking place in America
- Evidence of contemporary American artists' interest in Zen
- Comparison of three contemporary paintings with three paintings by Liang Kai, Mu Chi, and Yu Chien
Conclusion
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