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Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation
Carl Bielefeldt
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Description for Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation
Paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HREZ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Zen Buddhism is perhaps best known for its emphasis on meditation, and probably no figure in the history of Zen is more closely associated with meditation practice than the thirteenth-century Japanese master Dogen, founder of the Soto school. This study examines the historical and religious character of the practice as it is described in Dogen's own meditation texts, introducing new materials and original perspectives on one of the most influential spiritual traditions of East Asian civilization. The Soto version of Zen meditation is known as "just sitting," a practice in which, through the cultivation of the subtle state of ... Read more
Zen Buddhism is perhaps best known for its emphasis on meditation, and probably no figure in the history of Zen is more closely associated with meditation practice than the thirteenth-century Japanese master Dogen, founder of the Soto school. This study examines the historical and religious character of the practice as it is described in Dogen's own meditation texts, introducing new materials and original perspectives on one of the most influential spiritual traditions of East Asian civilization. The Soto version of Zen meditation is known as "just sitting," a practice in which, through the cultivation of the subtle state of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
267
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Weight
436 g
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520068353
SKU
V9780520068353
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About Carl Bielefeldt
Carl Bielefeldt is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University.
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