The Way of Ch'an: Essential Texts of the Original Tradition
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- Synopsis
- This sweeping collection of new translations paints a brilliant picture of the development of Ch&’an (Zen) Buddhism, China&’s most radical philosophical and meditative tradition.In this landmark anthology of some two dozen translations, celebrated translator David Hinton shows how Ch'an (Japanese: Zen)—too long considered a perplexing school of Chinese Buddhism—was in truth a Buddhist-inflected form of Taoism, China's native system of spiritual philosophy. The texts in The Way of Ch&’an build from seminal Taoism through the &“Dark-Enigma Learning&” literature and on to the most important pieces from all stages of the classical Ch&’an tradition. Guided by Hinton&’s accessible introductions, readers will encounter texts and authors including: I Ching (c. 12th century BCE)Lao Tzu (c. 6th century BCEBodhidharma (active c. 500-550 CE)Sixth Patriarch Prajna-Able (Hui Neng, 638-713)Cold Mountain (Han Shan: c. 8th-9th centuries)Yellow-Bitterroot Mountain (Huang Po, d. 850)Blue-Cliff Record (c. 1040) Through this steadily deepening and transformative reading experience, readers will see the profound and intricate connections between native Chinese philosophy, Taoism, and Ch&’an. Contemporary Zen students and practitioners will never see their tradition in the same way again.
- Copyright:
- 2023
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780834845145
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781611809237
- Publisher:
- Shambhala
- Date of Addition:
- 07/25/23
- Copyrighted By:
- David Hinton
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.