Zen Buddhism category: 725 books
The Zen Canon
Understanding the Classic Texts
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2004
Bodhidharma, its first patriarch, reputedly said that Zen Buddhism represents "a special transmission outside the teaching/Without reliance on words and letters." This saying, along with the often perplexing use of language (and silence) by Zen masters, gave rise to the notion that Zen is a "lived...
by Nan Huai-Chin
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
The development of Zen in China is really the story of the flourishing of Chinese philosophy, arts and literature beginning as far back as the Han Dynasty and earlier. Master Nan Huai-Chin offers an engaging chronicle of both in this groundbreaking work.
The Story of Chinese Zen begins with...
by Kaiten Nukariya
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012
This study of Zen philosophy and the disciples in China and Japan elaborates on the differences between Mahayana Buddhism and Theraveda. The Zen sect is one of many Buddhist sects and has millions of followers worldwide. Contents: Preface To Second Edition. Preface. Introduction. Chapter I. Life Of...
by Hugo Munsterberg
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Zen & Oriental Art is an indispensable, beautifully illustrated introduction to the influences of Zen Buddhism on Oriental painting, folk art, and architecture, with a special section on the role of Zen in twentieth-century art and architecture in the West.
Author, Dr. Munsterberg quite...
Zen Essence
The Science of Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2000
Drawn from the records of Chinese Zen masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, this collection may surprise some readers. In contrast to the popular image of Zen as an authoritarian, monastic tradition deeply rooted in Asian culture, these passages portray Zen as remarkably flexible, adaptive to contemporary...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
The stereotype of Zen Buddhism as a minimalistic or even immaterial meditative tradition persists in the Euro-American cultural imagination. This volume calls attention to the vast range of "stuff" in Zen by highlighting the material abundance and iconic range of the Soto, Rinzai, and Obaku sects...
The Spirit of Zen
The Classic Teaching Stories on The Way to Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
The Spirit of Zen is a collection of inspiring teaching stories taken from the classical works of Zen Buddhism.
Zen is probably the most well known yet misunderstood version of Buddhism in the West. The Spirit of Zen presents the most basic principles and practices of Zen in a simple yet...
Tracking Bodhidharma
A Journey to the Heart of Chinese Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
A fresh take on the life and legacy of the “founding father” of Zen.
The life of Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, has, with the passing of time, been magnified to the scale of myth, turning history into the stuff of legend. Known as the First Patriarch, Bodhidharma brought Zen...
Opening the Hand of Thought
Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic.
This new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index,...
The Star Spangled Buddhist
Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the Quest for Enlightenment in America
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
“Ourvan offers a succinct but illuminating overview of Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism."—Publishers Weekly
Approximately four million Americans claim to be Buddhist. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Americans of various faiths read about Buddhism, are interested in its philosophical...
Zig Zag Zen
Buddhism and Psychedelics
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
More than ever, people are in pursuit of greater fulfillment in their lives, seeking a deeper spiritual truth and strategies for liberation from suffering. Both Buddhism and psychedelics are subjects that one encounters in such spiritual pursuit. Edited by Tricycle contributing editor Allan Badiner...
by Robert Aitken
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight, in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert Aitken presents the practice, lifestyle, rationale, and ideology of Zen Buddhism with remarkable clarity.
The foundation of Zen is the practice...
Infinite Circle
Teachings in Zen
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2003
In Infinite Circle, one of America's most distinctive Zen teachers takes a back-to-basics approach to Zen. Glassman illuminates three key teachings of Zen Buddhism, offering line-by-line commentary in clear, direct language:
1. The Heart Sutra: the Buddha's essential discourse on emptiness,...
Grassroots Zen
Community and Practice in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the States
Of all the different kinds of Buddhism, Zen is uniquely attractive to Westerners due to its lack of dogma. Experience, rather than belief, is what is most highly valued in Zen. It was first popularized by the Beats including Jack...