Chan Handbook: Talks About Meditation - Hardcover

Hua, Master Hsuan

 
9780881399516: Chan Handbook: Talks About Meditation

Synopsis

Not everyone is fortunate enough to attend a meditation retreat with a Chan master, yet everyone can benefit from this handbook that explains the essential principals of chan meditation as taught by the late Tripitika Master Hsuan Hua, former instructor at Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, China, the bodhimanda of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng. Compiled from Chinese and translated into English, these talks span a 40 year period during retreats in China and America. Topics covered include - What are the benefits of meditation - How do we sit in meditation - What are the states of meditation - How do we reach nirvana - What is absolute enlightenment

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ISBN 10:  1642170372 ISBN 13:  9781642170375
Publisher: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2018
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