Mysticism, Christian And Buddhist
This classic work by the man who brought Zen Buddhism to the West is a book that challenges and inspires; it will benefit readers of all persuasions who seek to understand something of the nature of s...
Denying Divinity: Apophasis In The Patristic Christian And Soto Zen Buddhist Traditions
The classical texts of Christianity and Zen Buddhism contain resources with potent appeal to contemporary spirituality. The 'apophatic', or 'negative', may offer a means to integrate the conservation ...
Women Living Zen: Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns
In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century. They were active par...
Zen And The Way Of The Sword: Arming The Samurai Psyche
Zen--serene, contemplative, a discipline of meditation associated with painting, rock gardens, and flower arranging--seems an odd ingredient in the martial psyche of the Japanese samurai. But the auth...
Ni Agua, Ni Luna: Charlas Sobre El Zen
Offering an insight into the beauty and mystery of Zen, this collection of conversations includes many beautiful stories that highlight important points with absorbing clarity. Full of absurdities and...
Im Osten Des Meeres: Chinesische Emigrantenmonche Und Die Fruhen Institutionen Des Japanischen Zen-Buddhismus
English summary: Recent studies on Japanese Zen are often based on a mythological reading of its history. Thus, historical forms that run contrary to today's understanding of Zen are marginalized. Ste...
Sawada: Confucian Values & Pop Zen
Although East Asian religion is commonly characterized as "syncretic", the historical interaction of Buddhist, Confucian, and other traditions is often neglected by scholars of mainstream religious th...
Letting Go: The Story Of Zen Master Tosui
Of the many eccentric figures in Japanese Zen, the Soto Zen master Tosui Unkei (d. 1683) is surely among the most colorful and extreme. The arresting details of Tosui's life were recorded in the Tribu...
The Koan: Texts And Contexts In Zen Buddhism
Koans are enigmatic spiritual formulas used for religious training in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Arguing that our understanding of the koan tradition has been severely limited, contributors to this c...
The Zen Canon: Understanding The Classic Texts
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 per...
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