The Zen Canon: Understanding the Classic Texts - Couverture rigide

Wright, Dale S.

 
9780195150674: The Zen Canon: Understanding the Classic Texts
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ISBN 10 : 0195150678 ISBN 13 : 9780195150674
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Bodhidharma, its first patriarch, reputedly said that Zen Buddhism represents "a special transmission outside the teaching/Without reliance on words and letters." This saying, along with the often perplexing use of language (and silence) by Zen masters, gave rise to the notion that Zen is a "lived religion" based strictly on practice. This collection of previously unpublished essays argues that Zen actually has a rich and varied literary heritage. Among the most significant texts are hagiographic accounts and recorded sayings of individual Zen masters, koan collections and commentaries, and rules for monastic life. This volume offers learned yet accessible studies of some of the most important classical Zen texts, including some that have received little scholarly attention (and many that are accessible only to specialists). Each essay provides historical, literary, and philosophical commentary on a particular text or genre.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Bodhidharma, its first patriarch, reputedly said that Zen Buddhism represents "a special transmission outside the teaching/Without reliance on words and letters." This saying, along with the often perplexing use of language (and silence) by Zen masters, gave rise to the notion that Zen is a "lived religion" based strictly on practice. This collection of previously unpublished essays argues that Zen actually has a rich and varied literary heritage. Among the most significant texts are hagiographic accounts and recorded sayings of individual Zen masters, koan collections and commentaries, and rules for monastic life. This volume offers learned yet accessible studies of some of the most important classical Zen texts, including some that have received little scholarly attention (and many that are accessible only to specialists). Each essay provides historical, literary, and philosophical commentary on a particular text or genre.

Biographie de l'auteur

Steven Heine is at Florida International University. Dale S. Wright is at Occidental College.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195150678
ISBN 13 
9780195150674
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
336
Éditeur
Heine Steven
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ISBN 10 :  0195150686 ISBN 13 :  9780195150681
Editeur : Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
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