The Zen Canon: Understanding the Classic Texts
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 2004
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Bendowa Books, Holyoke, MA, U.S.A.Bendowa Books
AbeBooks seller since March 16, 2024
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 42.50
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Book measures 6.25 x 9.5 inches. No dust jacket as issued. Book is in Very Good condition showing light rubbing to cloth covered boards, and a publisher sticker to back cover. The binding is solid, though makes a slight sound while opening, most likely because it is a perfect bound hardcover book. This is no way effects the integrity of the binding. "The Zen Canon offers learned but accessible studies of some of the most important classical texts in the tradition of Zen Buddhism. Each essay in the volume provides historical, literary, and philosophical commentary on a particular Zen text or genre of texts. Among the most prominent types of texts featured are Chan or Zen “recorded sayings” (yulu) texts, “transmission of the lamp” anthology texts (chuandenglu), koan collections, and “rules of purity” or monastic regulation texts. These canonical writings helped shape the overall conception of Zen Buddhism and the kinds of practices that have come to give Zen its identity. One theme of Zen Canon, therefore, is that the classical anti-textual posture of Zen Buddhism is not one that can be taken literally. While making fun of spiritual writing of all kinds, Zen Buddhists managed to produce one of the largest and most influential bodies of canonical texts in the world. Among the most famous Zen texts discussed in The Zen Canon are the Mazu yulu, the Lidai fabao ji, the Transmission of the Lamp Ching-te era, the Record of Hongzhi, the Wu-men kuan, and the Chanyuan qinggue.".…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Zen Canon: Understanding the Classic Texts
- Author
- Steven Heine; Dale S. Wright (eds)
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 6.25 inches width by 9.5 inches height by 0 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Buddhism, Zen
Bendowa Books
Holyoke, MA, U.S.A.
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