Zen Buddhism category: 725 books
Rational Zen
The Mind of Dogen Zenji
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2001
Zen has often been portrayed as being illogical and mystifying, even aimed at the destruction of the rational intellect. These new translations of the thirteenth-century Zen master Dogen—one of most original and important Zen writers—illustrate the rational side of Zen, which has been obscured...
by Brian Victoria
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Following the critically acclaimed Zen at War (1997), Brian Victoria explores the intimate relationship between Japanese institutional Buddhism and militarism during the Second World War.
Victoria reveals for the first time, through examination of the wartime writings of the Japanese military itself,...
Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain
Transplantation, Development and Adaptation
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2007
This book analyses the transplantation, development and adaptation of the two largest Tibetan and Zen Buddhist organizations currently active on the British religious landscape: the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC). The key contributions of recent scholarship...
Zen Skin, Zen Marrow
Will the Real Zen Buddhism Please Stand Up?
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2007
Since Zen Buddhism first captivated the attention of Western seekers the dominant discourse about this sect has been romantic, idealistic, and utopian. The essence of Zen has been described as ineffable, holistic, and promoting social harmony. In recent years, however, some scholars have begun to...
by Old Natural Ways, Janelle Watkinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
The art of zen has been becoming increasingly popular over the past decade. While it may have been thought of as “hippie” stuff back in the early 60s and 70s, more and more people have begun to show an interest in the wisdom that Zen Buddhism has to offer. Now, instead of seeing well-groomed people...
Cyber Zen
Imagining Authentic Buddhist Identity, Community, and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Cyber Zen ethnographically explores Buddhist practices in the online virtual world of Second Life. Does typing at a keyboard and moving avatars around the screen, however, count as real Buddhism? If authentic practices must mimic the actual world, then Second Life Buddhism does not. In fact, a critical...
Women and Buddhist Philosophy
Engaging Zen Master Kim Iryŏp
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Why and how do women engage with Buddhism and philosophy? The present volume aims to answer these questions by examining the life and philosophy of a Korean Zen Buddhist nun, Kim Iryŏp (1896–1971). The daughter of a pastor, Iryŏp began questioning Christian doctrine as a teenager. In a few years,...
Zen Is Right Here
Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Shunryu Suzuki’s extraordinary gift for conveying traditional Zen teachings using ordinary language is well known to the countless readers of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. In Zen Is Right Here, his teachings are brought to life powerfully and directly through stories told about him by his students....
by Thomas Cleary
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 1997
Zen Buddhism emerged in China some fifteen centuries ago and remained the most dynamic and influential spiritual movement in Asia for more than a millennium. Though the teachings of the first Zen masters are sometimes considered innovation, they were actually a return to the core of Buddhist teaching...
Golden Age Of Zen: Zen Masters Of The T
Zen Masters of the T'ang Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
This book gives a fascinating survey of the early years of Chinese Zen (Chan) Buddhism, staying focused on the movement of Buddhism to the land where Taoism and Confucianism flourished. Wu's survey, combined with interesting translations from these earliest Zen masters, reveals a time of spiritual...
by Seung Sahn
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 1997
The Compass of Zen is a simple, exhaustive—and often hilarious—presentation of the essence of Zen by a modern Zen Master of considerable renown. In his many years of teaching throughout the world, the Korean-born Zen Master Seung Sahn has become known for his ability to cut to the heart of Buddhist...
When Buddhists Attack
The Curious Relationship Between Zen and the Martial Arts
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Uncover the historical truth about Buddhist warrior monks with this informative and enlightening book.
Film, television and popular fiction have long exploited the image of the serene Buddhist monk who is master of the deadly craft of hand-to-hand combat. While these media overly romanticize...
by Daniel Doen Silberberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009
''A fresh heartfelt book. Wonderland is down to earth, often funny, insightful, and unique. Silberberg explores what contemporary Zen can be while remaining true to the fundamentals and essence of the teaching. Highly recommended.'' - GENPO MERZEL ROSHI, Founder and teacher of Kanzeon international...
by Arthur Braverman
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
What motivated Sodo-san to spend the last twenty years of his life in a “temple under the sky”— a corner of a public park where he taught passersby what it means to be forever young through the funky tunes he played on his grass flute?
In The Grass Flute Zen Master: Sodo Yokoyama, we...