The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism - Couverture rigide

Tanahashi, Kazuaki

 
9781611800968: The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism

Synopsis

An illuminating in-depth study of one of the most well-known and recited Buddhist texts, by a renowned modern translator

The Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra is among the best known of all the Buddhist scriptures. Chanted daily by many Zen practitioners, it is also studied extensively in the Tibetan tradition, and it has been regarded with interest more recently in the West in various fields of study—from philosophy to quantum physics. In just a few lines, it expresses the truth of impermanence and the release of suffering that results from the understanding of that truth with a breathtaking economy of language.

Kazuaki Tanahashi’s guide to the Heart Sutra is the result of a life spent working with it and living it. He outlines the history and meaning of the text and then analyzes it line by line in its various forms (Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Mongolian, and various key English translations), providing a deeper understanding of the history and etymology of the elusive words than is generally available to the non-specialist—yet with a clear emphasis on the relevance of the text to practice. This book includes a fresh and meticulous new translation of the text by the author and Roshi Joan Halifax.

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À propos de l?auteur

KAZUAKI TANAHASHI is the author, translator, and editor of numerous books, including Brush Mind; Sky Above, Great Wind; and several collections of the works of Eihei Dogen, including the monumental Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo. He is also a renowned calligraphic artist and teacher whose works have been exhibited throughout the world. He lives in Berkeley, California.

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9781611803129: The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1611803128 ISBN 13 :  9781611803129
Editeur : Shambhala, 2016
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