Blurb:

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Attitude in the appraisal system and in translated texts
7.2.1 Attitude in the appraisal system
7.2.2 Attitude in translated texts
7.3 Paratext: the site of mediation
7.4 The Platform Sutra and Hsuan Hua’s commentary
7.5 Attitude in the commentary as mediation
7.5.1 Huineng as the hero
7.5.2 Shenxiu and others as villains
7.6 Conclusion