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Intro; Acknowledgments; Contents; Map of Dunhuang; Chinese Dynasties and History Chart; Major Events of Dunhuang; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction: Dunhuang and Education-The Missing Piece; Introduction; Dunhuang Studies; The Stages of Dunhuang Studies; The Missing Piece; A Study of Dunhuang and Education; This Book Project; Purposes and Significance; References; Part I: Dunhuang and Educational Philosophy; Chapter 2: Dunhuang's Infinite Connections with Education; Introduction; Educational Roots and Connections; Buddhist Education; Non-Buddhist Education
Types of Educational SystemsImplications for Contemporary and Global Education; Importance of Dunhuang Education; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3: Educational Philosophy and Dunhuang: Diversity, Synergy, and Transformation; Introduction; Dunhuang: Place and Philosophy; Place: Roots and Foundation of Philosophy; Human Needs and Philosophy; Diversity and Synergy; Diversity and Philosophy; Philosophical Synergy; Transformation Through Education and Educational Philosophy; Dunhuang and Education; Educational Philosophy in Dunhuang; Conclusion; References
Chapter 4: Moral Education from the Dunhuang MuralsIntroduction; Contents and Moral Implications of the Dunhuang Murals; Contents of the Dunhuang Murals; Background and Moral Implications of the Jataka Tales; Mural Stories as Materials for Moral Education; Nine-Colored Deer; Story; Moral Implications; Prince Mahasattva; Story; Moral Implications; Teaching and Application of the Stories: Using Discussion Questions for Moral Development; Teaching Method; Moral Questions for Discussion; Questions for Nine-Colored Deer; Questions for Prince Mahasattva; Conclusion; References
Chapter 5: The Philosophy of Aesthetic Education in Ch'an Buddhism: A New Interpretation of the Mandala Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch from DunhuangIntroduction; An Interpretation of Ch'an Buddhism's Aesthetics; The Beauty of Mahā: The Mind Has a Great Capacity, While the Self-Nature Contains All Dharmas; The Beauty of Prajñā: Destroying the Five Aggregates, Neither Taking Nor Discarding; The Beauty of Pāramitā: Dwelling Neither Within Nor Without, Coming and Going at Will; Reconstructing Ch'an Buddhism's Theory of Aesthetic Education; The Purpose of Aesthetic Education; Images of Teachers
Ch'an Buddhism's CurriculumCh'an Buddhism's Pedagogy; The Enlightenment and the Philosophy of Aesthetic Education of Ch'an Buddhism; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: West Meets East: The Interplay of Unity and Diversity-The Relevance of Dunhuang for Education and Life Today; Introduction; Unity and Diversity in Dunhuang Buddhism; Buddhist Consistency; Diversity Within Buddhism; Multicultural Manifestation in the Dunhuang Artifacts; Spiritual Diversity; Scholarly Richness; Diversity and Richness in Dunhuang Education and Life; Insights and Relevance for Contemporary Education and Life; Concluding Remarks
Types of Educational SystemsImplications for Contemporary and Global Education; Importance of Dunhuang Education; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3: Educational Philosophy and Dunhuang: Diversity, Synergy, and Transformation; Introduction; Dunhuang: Place and Philosophy; Place: Roots and Foundation of Philosophy; Human Needs and Philosophy; Diversity and Synergy; Diversity and Philosophy; Philosophical Synergy; Transformation Through Education and Educational Philosophy; Dunhuang and Education; Educational Philosophy in Dunhuang; Conclusion; References
Chapter 4: Moral Education from the Dunhuang MuralsIntroduction; Contents and Moral Implications of the Dunhuang Murals; Contents of the Dunhuang Murals; Background and Moral Implications of the Jataka Tales; Mural Stories as Materials for Moral Education; Nine-Colored Deer; Story; Moral Implications; Prince Mahasattva; Story; Moral Implications; Teaching and Application of the Stories: Using Discussion Questions for Moral Development; Teaching Method; Moral Questions for Discussion; Questions for Nine-Colored Deer; Questions for Prince Mahasattva; Conclusion; References
Chapter 5: The Philosophy of Aesthetic Education in Ch'an Buddhism: A New Interpretation of the Mandala Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch from DunhuangIntroduction; An Interpretation of Ch'an Buddhism's Aesthetics; The Beauty of Mahā: The Mind Has a Great Capacity, While the Self-Nature Contains All Dharmas; The Beauty of Prajñā: Destroying the Five Aggregates, Neither Taking Nor Discarding; The Beauty of Pāramitā: Dwelling Neither Within Nor Without, Coming and Going at Will; Reconstructing Ch'an Buddhism's Theory of Aesthetic Education; The Purpose of Aesthetic Education; Images of Teachers
Ch'an Buddhism's CurriculumCh'an Buddhism's Pedagogy; The Enlightenment and the Philosophy of Aesthetic Education of Ch'an Buddhism; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: West Meets East: The Interplay of Unity and Diversity-The Relevance of Dunhuang for Education and Life Today; Introduction; Unity and Diversity in Dunhuang Buddhism; Buddhist Consistency; Diversity Within Buddhism; Multicultural Manifestation in the Dunhuang Artifacts; Spiritual Diversity; Scholarly Richness; Diversity and Richness in Dunhuang Education and Life; Insights and Relevance for Contemporary Education and Life; Concluding Remarks