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Abstract

The article is on the recreation of the image of Chan master Huineng in four English translations of the through the choice of personal pronouns. Adopting SysConc as analytical tool, the study looks at the use of personal pronouns and the image of Huineng recreated in each translation. In Wong (1930a) , the use of in combination with presents Huineng as both friendly and authoritative; in Heng (1977b) , Huineng tends to avoid personal pronouns and seems to be detached; in Cleary (1998b) , Huineng is more involved in the interaction and uses many ’s as well as ; in Cheng (2011) , Huineng speaks in an elegant way and uses generic as personal reference. It is argued that both the choices of personal pronouns and the images of Huineng recreated can be better understood in terms of the context of translation.

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