Description
| Product ID: | 9780300221459 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | The Spirit of ... |
| Title: | The Spirit of Zen |
| Authors: | Author: Sam van Schaik |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Buddhism: sacred texts and revered writings, Zen Buddhism, Buddhist sacred texts, Zen Buddhism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled The Masters and Students of the Lanka, were discovered in a sealed cave on the old Silk Road, in modern Gansu, China, in the early twentieth century. All more than a thousand years old, the manuscripts have sometimes been called the Buddhist Dead Sea Scrolls, and their translation has opened a new window onto the history of Buddhism. Both accessible and illuminating, this book explores the continuities between the ways in which Zen was practiced in ancient times, and how it is practiced today in East Asian countries such as Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in the emerging Western Zen tradition. |
| Imprint Name: | Yale University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Yale University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-11-13 |