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

Stephen Addiss; Stanley Lombardo; Judith Roitman; Paula Arai

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0872209105 ISBN 13: 9780872209107

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US), 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

Product Description:

Offers selections from the foundational texts of the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Zen traditions. This title provides students with an introduction to the first 1200 years of this tradition. It includes general introduction and notes that provide historical, biographical, and cultural context.

Synopsis:

This title features 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 this edition

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0872209105
• ISBN 13: 9780872209107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Stephen Addiss, Stanley Lombardo, Judith Roitman