The spirit of Zen / Sam Van Schaik.
The spirit of Zen / Sam Van Schaik.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2020/1818
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 255 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I. Introducing Zen -- The practice of Zen -- Zen and the West -- The history of Zen -- The lost texts of Zen -- Early Zen meditation -- Part II. The masters of the Lanka -- Manuscripts and translation -- Jingjue : student of emptiness -- Guṇabhadra : introducing the Laṅkāvatāra -- Bodhidhar...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
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Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and practice of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled the Masters of the Lanka, were discovered in a sealed cave on the old Silk Road, in Dunhuang, China, in the early twentieth century. More than...
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The spirit of Zen / Sam Van Schaik.
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General note
The sacred literature series
"Published in association with The International Sacred Literature Trust."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-249) and index.
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©2018
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G 2020/1818
Record Identifier
74VKaDrVvDMg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDrVvDMg
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ISBN
9780300221459
DDC
294.3927
MMS ID
991024298607602626
