| Essays in Zen Buddhism Contributor(s): Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro (Author), Humphreys, Christmas (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802151183 ISBN-13: 9780802151186 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1994 Annotation: In this collection of his most important essays, Suzuki explores a variety of topics, including the history of Buddhism, the daily life of a Zen monk, and the path to enlightenment. At once a critical explication of the facets of Zen and a meditation on the meaning of existence, Essays in Zen Buddhism is an indispensable document to the student of Eastern religion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) |
| Dewey: 294.392 |
| LCCN: 61011477 |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 5.19" W x 8.03" (0.91 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Included in this volume are Suzuki's famous study "Enlightenment and Ignorance," a chapter on "Practical Methods of Zen Instruction," the essays "On Satori -- The Revelation of a New Truth in Zen Buddhism" and "History of Zen Buddhism from Bodhidharma to Hui-N ng (Yeno)," and his commentary on "The Ten Cow-herding Pictures" which have long been used in Zen to illustrate the stages of spiritual progress. |