| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Originally published: 2001. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Master Sheng-yen; I: Introduction: Chan and Buddhist Meditations; II: The Three Disciplines in the Graduated Path of Practice; III: The Direct and Sudden Approach of Chan; Notes; Index. |
| Summary |
Revered by Buddhists in the United States and China, contemporary Master Sheng-yen shares his wisdom and teachings in this first comprehensive English primer of Chan, the Chinese tradition of Buddhism that inspired Japanese Zen. Often misunderstood as a system of mind games, the Chan path involves a process of self-transformation grounded in carefully hewn spiritual disciplines and premises. Master Sheng-yen provides an unprecedented understanding of Chan, its precepts, and its practice. Beginning with a basic overview of Buddhism and meditation, the book then details the progressive mental ex. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Zen Buddhism.
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Zen Buddhism. |
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Zen meditations.
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Zen meditations. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Stevenson, Daniel B., 1952-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zhang, Shengyan. Hoofprint of the ox. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002 0195152484 9780195152487 (OCoLC)51077720 |
| ISBN |
9780198031314 (electronic book) |
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0198031319 (electronic book) |
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