1) Wright (pp. 4–5) cites Robert Alter in his discussion of Zen canonicity: “A canon is above all a trans-historical textual community. Knowledge of the received texts and recourse to them constitute the community, but the texts do not have a single authoritative meaning, however many the established spokesmen for the canon at any given moment may claim that it is the case.” What does this citation mean, in your own words, and what are its implications for religious writing generally? In light of what Wright goes on to describe, what is a “trans-historical textual community” in the case of Zen?
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