ABSTRACT
Jiangxi and Hunan, or ‘Jiang-Hu’ Chan for short, is an ancient designation. Contrasted to the Buddhism of the imperial capital, it smacks of the great outdoors: countrified Buddhism, mundane affairs, the religion of the masses.… Unlike previous Buddhists who had covered themselves in the borrowed robes of Indian Buddhism, it was as if these monks had altogether discarded coverings in favour of the refreshingly natural form of their pink nakedness.
