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This introductory chapter talks about the present volume. This volume an attempts to identify concrete linguistic and rhetorical devices and 'rhetorical modes' that have been used in Chan, Son, and Zen texts at specific times and occasions, and relate them to sociopolitical, doctrinal, and sectarian contexts; as well as pursuing questions concerning motives, continuities or changes of rhetorical strategies, and target-audiences. A special focus in this book is on the 'internal' and 'external' aspects of Chan/Son/Zen rhetoric. The bulk of Chinese Chan literature was introduced to Japan during a period of significant political and social changes, and at a time when Japanese Zen searched for an own identity as well as a supreme status among Buddhist schools. Faced with the high demands on their linguistic and rhetorical skills, Japanese Zen priests nowadays often rely on sophisticate computer software assisting in the composition of their funerary sermons. Keywords:Chan; Japan; Japanese Zen; Son; Zen rhetoric
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