| Zen for Americans Contributor(s): Shaku, Soyen (Author), Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0766176614 ISBN-13: 9780766176614 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: This little work is a collection of some of the lectures delivered by the Right Reverend Soyen Shaku during his sojourn in Japan. He lectured on the Sutra of Forty-two Chapters, and naturally chose the texts for his sermons from this most popular among the canonical books. Partial Contents: Sutra of forty-two chapters; God conception; assertions and denials; immortality; Buddhist faith and ethics; What is Buddhism? middle way; wheel of the good law; reply to a Christian critic; ignorance and enlightenment; practice of Dhyana; Buddhism and oriental culture; sacrifice for a stanza; Buddhist view of war. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 8.3" W x 11.06" (1.19 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |