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Zen Masters Of China: The First Step East
Richard Bryan McDaniel
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Description for Zen Masters Of China: The First Step East
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
Zen Masters of China presents more than 300 traditional Zen stories and koans, far more than any other collection. Retelling them in their proper place in Zen's historical journey through Chinese Buddhist culture, it also tells a larger story: how, in taking the first step east from India to China, Buddhism began to be Zen. The stories of Zen are unlike any other writing, religious or otherwise. Used for centuries by Zen teachers as aids to bring about or deepen the experience of awakening, they have a freshness that goes beyond religious practice and a mystery and ... Read more
Zen Masters of China presents more than 300 traditional Zen stories and koans, far more than any other collection. Retelling them in their proper place in Zen's historical journey through Chinese Buddhist culture, it also tells a larger story: how, in taking the first step east from India to China, Buddhism began to be Zen. The stories of Zen are unlike any other writing, religious or otherwise. Used for centuries by Zen teachers as aids to bring about or deepen the experience of awakening, they have a freshness that goes beyond religious practice and a mystery and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
445g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9780804847964
SKU
V9780804847964
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Ref
99-15
About Richard Bryan McDaniel
Rick McDaniel was born in Indiana and attended college in New Brunswick, Canada, where he continues to live. He taught at the University of New Brunswick and Saint Thomas University before working in International Development with the YMCA. He is the creator of the YMCA Peace Medallion. He is also the creator and author of a five-part documentary series, ... Read more
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