Zen Sourcebook: Traditional Readings from China, Korea, and Japan: Traditional Documents from China, Korea, and Japan - Softcover

Stephen Addiss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872209091 ISBN 13: 9780872209091

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, 2008

Synopsis

"Featuring a carefully selected collection of source documents, this tome includes traditional teaching tools from the Zen Buddhist traditions of China (Ch'an), Korea (Son), and Japan (Zen), including texts created by women. The selections provide both a good feel for the varieties of Zen and an experience of its common core. . . . The texts are experiential teachings and include storytelling, poetry, autobiographies, catechisms, calligraphy, paintings, and koans (paradoxical meditation questions that are intended to help aspirants transcend logical, linguistic limitations). Contextual commentary prefaces each text. Wade-Giles transliteration is used, although Pinyin, Korean, Japanese, and Sanskrit terms are linked in appendixes. An insightful introduction by Arai contributes a religious studies perspective. The bibliography references full translations of the selections. A thought-provoking discussion about the problems of translation is included. . . . Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels." -- Choice

About this title

Synopsis:

This title contains an introduction by Paula Arai. This is the first collection to offer selections from the foundational texts of the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Zen traditions in a single volume. Through representative selections from their poetry, letters, sermons, and visual arts, the most important Zen Masters provide students with an engaging, cohesive introduction to the first 1200 years of this rich - and often misunderstood - tradition. A general introduction and notes provide historical, biographical, and cultural context; a note on translation, and a glossary of terms are also included.

About the Author:

Stephen Addiss is Tucker-Boatwright Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Art History, University of Richmond. Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. Judith Roitman is Professor of Mathematics, University of Kansas. Paula Arai is Associate Professor of Religion, Louisiana State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0872209091
• ISBN 13: 9780872209091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Stephen Addiss, Stanley Lombardo, Judith Roitman