Zen Buddhism category: 725 books
The Eight Gates of Zen
A Program of Zen Training
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2002
This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism includes a program of study that encompasses practically every aspect of life. The American Zen teacher John Daido Loori shows us that Zen practice should include not only meditation, the study of Zen literature and liturgy,...
by Tucker N. Callaway
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
This groundbreaking book successfully fuses the two overlapping traditions of Zen Buddhism and Christianity.
Very few Christians who are interested in Zen Buddhism understand the fundamentals of the religion itself. Most of the books which are available on Zen are superficial and fraught with...
Where the Heart Beats
John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012
A “heroic” and “fascinating” biography of John Cage showing how his work, and that of countless American artists, was transformed by Zen Buddhism (The New York Times)
Where the Heart Beats is the story of the tremendous changes sweeping through American culture following the Second...
Engaging Dogen's Zen
The Philosophy of Practice as Awakening
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
How are the teachings of a thirteenth-century master relevant today? Twenty contemporary writers unpack Dogen's words and show how we can still find meaning in his teachings.
Zen Master Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Japanese Soto Zen Buddhism, is widely regarded as one of the world’s...
The Five-Minute Buddhist
Getting Started in Buddhism the Simple Way
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
A jargon-free, plain language introduction to the foundational ideas of Buddhism and real-world tips for practicing Buddhism while balancing life in the real, modern world. This book goes easy on the mystical mumbo-jumbo and simply introduces the ideas that will help you live in the present and feel...
Essential Chan Buddhism
The Character and Spirit of Chinese Zen
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
One of the very few books in English on the subject of Chinese Chan Buddhism, which is what became Zen when it traveled to Japan
Author Guo Jun is a monk who received training in monasteries from youth. He is not only a foremost expert in the subject, but also serves as Abbot at leading monastic...
by Sam van Schaik
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
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....
Zen for Christians
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
"Whereas other Christianity-meets-Buddhism books stress ideology and the intellect, this one emphasizes daily acts of practice." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
In this illuminating and insightful guide, Kim Boykin offers Christians a way to incorporate Zen practices into their...
The Gateless Gate
The Classic Book of Zen Koans
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments...
Iron Flute
100 Zen Koans
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011
This book of koans contains some of the most important Zen sayings of all time along with insightful commentary.
Koans are the intellectually unsolvable problem-riddles at the core of the Rinzai tradition of Zen Buddhism, perhaps the most well-known one being "what is the sound of one...
Numinous Awareness Is Never Dark
The Korean Buddhist Master Chinul’s Excerpts on Zen Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Numinous Awareness Is Never Dark examines the issue of whether enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is sudden or gradual—that is, something intrinsic to the mind that is achieved in a sudden flash of insight or something extrinsic to it that must be developed through a sequential series of practices. This...
The Undying Lamp of Zen
The Testament of Zen Master Torei
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
The Undying Lamp of Zen is a pure and powerful distillation of Zen doctrine and practice written by Torei Enji (1721–1792), a Zen master and artist. Torei was best known as one of two "genius assistants" to Hakuin Ekaku, a towering figure in Zen Buddhism who revitalized the Rinzai school,...
by T. W. Rhys Davids
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Manual of Zen Buddhism
by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.
An anthology of texts relating to Zen.
Here are the famous sutras, or sermons, of the Buddha; the gathas, or hymns; the intriguing philosophical puzzles known as koan; and the dharanis, or invocations to expel evil spirits. Included also...
Pointing at the Moon
100 Zen Koans from Chinese Masters
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
This collection of Zen koans with extensive commentary will be of great interests to followers of Zen Buddhism.
People around the world value the mind-cleansing, spiritually uplifting benefit to be gained through the practice of Cha'an (Zen) Buddhism. Central to Zen is the enigmatic koan (kung-an),...