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Zen Masters

Steven Heine,Dale Wright
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Author : Steven Heine,Dale Wright
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199798850

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Extending their successful series of collections on Zen Buddhism, Heine and Wright present a fifth volume, on what may be the most important topic of all - Zen Masters. Following two volumes on Zen literature (Zen Classics and The Zen Canon) and two volumes on Zen practice (The Koan and Zen Ritual) they now propose a volume on the most significant product of the Zen tradition - the Zen masters who have made this kind of Buddhism the most renowned in the world by emphasizing the role of eminent spiritual leaders and their function in establishing centers, forging lineages, and creating literature and art. Zen masters in China, and later in Korea and Japan, were among the cultural leaders of their times. Stories about their comportment and powers circulated widely throughout East Asia. In this volume ten leading Zen scholars focus on the image of the Zen master as it has been projected over the last millennium by the classic literature of this tradition. Each chapter looks at a single prominent master. Authors assess the master's personality and charisma, his reported behavior and comportment, his relationships with teachers, rivals and disciplines, lines of transmission, primary teachings, the practices he emphasized, sayings and catch-phrases associated with him, his historical and social context, representations and icons, and enduring influences.

The Dude and the Zen Master

Jeff Bridges,Bernie Glassman
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Author : Jeff Bridges,Bernie Glassman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781101600757

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The Dude and the Zen Master by Jeff Bridges,Bernie Glassman Pdf

The perfect gift for fans of The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges's "The Dude", and anyone who could use more Zen in their lives. Zen Master Bernie Glassman compares Jeff Bridges’s iconic role in The Big Lebowski to a Lamed-Vavnik: one of the men in Jewish mysticism who are “simple and unassuming,” and “so good that on account of them God lets the world go on.” Jeff puts it another way. “The wonderful thing about the Dude is that he’d always rather hug it out than slug it out.” For more than a decade, Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges and his Buddhist teacher, renowned Roshi Bernie Glassman, have been close friends. Inspiring and often hilarious, The Dude and the Zen Master captures their freewheeling dialogue and remarkable humanism in a book that reminds us of the importance of doing good in a difficult world.

The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu

Zhaozhou (Shi)
The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu Book PDF

Author : Zhaozhou (Shi)
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0761989854

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The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu by Zhaozhou (Shi) Pdf

The first full English translation gives the odd, outrageous, and illuminating replies of this founding Zen (Ch'an) master from North China to the questions of 8th and 9th century Buddhist monks. It is said of Joshu that 'his lips emitted light, ' evoking clearly his own experience and enlightenment. His teachings are a keynote in the official koan of Zen

Zen Masters Of China

Richard Bryan McDaniel
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Author : Richard Bryan McDaniel
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462910502

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Zen Masters of China presents more than 300 traditional Zen stories and koans, far more than any other collection. Retelling them in their proper place in Zen's historical journey through Buddhist Chinese culture, it also tells a larger story: how, in taking the first step east from India to China, Buddhism began to be Zen. The stories of Zen are unlike any other writing, religious or otherwise. Used for centuries by Zen teachers as aids to bring about or deepen the experience of awakening, they have a freshness that goes beyond religious practice and a mystery and authenticity that appeal to a wide range of readers. Placed in chronological order, these stories tell the story of Zen itself, how it traveled from West to East with each Zen master to the next, but also how it was transformed in that journey, from an Indian practice to something different in Chinese Buddhism (Ch'an) and then more different still in Japan (Zen). The fact that its transmission was so human, from teacher to student in a long chain from West to East, meant that the cultures it passed through inevitably changed it. Zen Masters of China is first and foremost a collection of mind-bending Zen stories and their wisdom. More than that, without academic pretensions or baggage, it recounts the genealogy of Zen Buddhism in China and, through koan and story, illuminates how Zen became what it is today.

Bodhidharma

Osho,Gitika,Deva Sarito (Ma.)
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Author : Osho,Gitika,Deva Sarito (Ma.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : 8172612540

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Bodhidharma by Osho,Gitika,Deva Sarito (Ma.) Pdf

Extemporaneous talks given by the author at the Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune, India.

The Tale of Zen Master Bho Li

Barbara Verkuilen,Aaron Gilmore
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Author : Barbara Verkuilen,Aaron Gilmore
Publisher : Firethroat Press LLC
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780983097204

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The Tale of Zen Master Bho Li by Barbara Verkuilen,Aaron Gilmore Pdf

"The Tale of Zen Master Bho Li is the story of an eight-year-old orphan who becomes a beloved Zen Master. Meet the cast of memorable companions who assist him on his captivating life's journey: The Firethroat - an exotic little bird that saves him from a life threatening circumstance ; Soyu Sei - the Dangerous Granny whose wise and tender guidance civilizes the feral child he'd become without taming his wild heart ; Master Wu - abbot of Silent Thunder Zen Monastery, whose successor he would become ; and Master Bho Li's three most problematic disciples: Sei Wot, Noh Hui, and Wai Mi, from each of whom he learns an important lesson.

Zen Master Who?

James Ishmael Ford
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Author : James Ishmael Ford
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780861715091

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Zen Master Who? by James Ishmael Ford Pdf

Surprisingly little has been written about how Zen came to North America. "Zen Master Who?" does that and much more. Author James Ishmael Ford, a renowned Zen master in two lineages, traces the tradition's history in Asia, looking at some of its most important figures -- the Buddha himself, and the handful of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese masters who gave the Zen school its shape. It also outlines the challenges that occurred as Zen became integrated into western consciousness, and the state of Zen in North America today. The author includes profiles of modern Zen teachers and institutions, including D. T. Suzuki and Alan Watts, and such topics as the emergence of liberal Buddhism, and Christians, Jews, and Zen. This engaging, accessible book is aimed at anyone interested in this tradition but who may not know how to start. Most importantly, it clarifies a great and ancient tradition for the contemporary seeker.

Radical Zen

Zhaozhou (Shi)
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Author : Zhaozhou (Shi)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Zen Buddhism
ISBN : UOM:39015001395592

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Radical Zen by Zhaozhou (Shi) Pdf

The old Zen master Joshu (Zhaozhou also Chao-chou is one of those prototypical figures in classical Zen literature, the unpredictable protagonist of many of the key cases in the major koan collections. Come to think of it, many of our standard stereotypes of the Zen Master can be traced to this figure--irascible and blunt, down-to-earth and practical, prone to answer religious questions with seemingly off-the wall non-sequiturs and paradoxes if not a good sharp smack in the face. Regardless of the now probably untraceable layers of historical fact and later legend swirled about within this image, then, it's of vital importance in understanding the Zen tradition and its development, not to mention its current sense of identity. And so the classic Zen text purporting to be Chao-chou's recorded sayings, wonderfully translated in this book by Yoel Hoffman, is as extremely significant as it is quizzically enjoyable and underhandedly inspiring.--Amazon.com.

Master of Zen

Anonim
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Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781936597185

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Master of Zen by Anonim Pdf

The teachings of Hui Neng have brought joy and inspiration to countless people since they were first written down in the sixth century. An illiterate woodcutter who was instantly enlightened, Hui Neng went on to become the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism. As a founding father of Zen, his teachings speak from a fullness of heart and mind.

Zen Masters

John Stevens
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Author : John Stevens
Publisher : Kodansha Amer Incorporated
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 4770023855

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Zen Masters by John Stevens Pdf

Recounts the life stories of three of the greatest Zen masters in history--Ikkyu, Hakuin, and Ryokan

Mystics and Zen Masters

Thomas Merton
Mystics and Zen Masters Book PDF

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999-11-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781429944007

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Mystics and Zen Masters by Thomas Merton Pdf

Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the outside but grasped them by empathy and living participation from within. "All these studies," wrote Merton, "are united by one central concern: to understand various ways in which men of different traditions have conceived the meaning and method of the 'way' which leads to the highest levels of religious or of metaphysical awareness."

The Compass of Zen

Seung Sahn
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Author : Seung Sahn
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0834823713

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The Compass of Zen by Seung Sahn Pdf

The Compass of Zen is a simple, exhaustive—and often hilarious—presentation of the essence of Zen by a modern Zen Master of considerable renown. In his many years of teaching throughout the world, the Korean-born Zen Master Seung Sahn has become known for his ability to cut to the heart of Buddhist teaching in a way that is strikingly clear, yet free of esoteric and academic language. In this book, based largely on his talks, he presents the basic teachings of Buddhism and Zen in a way that is wonderfully accessible for beginners—yet so rich with stories, insights, and personal experiences that long-time meditation students will also find it a source of inspiration and a resource for study.

The Wisdom of the Zen Masters

Irmgard Schloegl
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Author : Irmgard Schloegl
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0811206106

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The Wisdom of the Zen Masters by Irmgard Schloegl Pdf

Companion volume to Thomas Merton's The wisdom of the desert and Geoffrey Parriner's The wisdom of the forest.

The Sutra of Hui-neng, Grand Master of Zen

Thomas Cleary
The Sutra of Hui neng Grand Master of Zen Book PDF

Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834825413

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The Sutra of Hui-neng, Grand Master of Zen by Thomas Cleary Pdf

Hui-neng (638–713) is perhaps the most beloved and respected figure in Zen Buddhism. An illiterate woodcutter who attained enlightenment in a flash, he became the Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Zen, and is regarded as the founder of the "Sudden Enlightenment" school. He is the supreme exemplar of the fact that neither education nor social background has any bearing on the attainment of enlightenment. This collection of his talks, also known as the Platform or Altar Sutra, is the only Zen record of its kind to be generally honored with the appellation sutra, or scripture. The Sutra of Hui-neng is here accompanied by Hui-neng's verse-by-verse commentary on the Diamond Sutra—in its very first published English translation ever.

The Complete Book of Zen

Wong Kiew Kit
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Author : Wong Kiew Kit
Publisher : Cosmos Internet Sdn Bhd
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0974995835

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The Complete Book of Zen by Wong Kiew Kit Pdf

Shaolin grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit explains the principles and practice of Zen with a clarity that can only come from true understanding. In The Complete Book of Zen, Wong Kiew Kit traces the history and meaning of Zen, following its geographical path from early beginnings in India to China, and then to Japan and Vietnam. He shows how Zen lies at the heart of all great works of art and culture, and then relates its practice to daily life, setting out how Zen training and meditation may: - Enhance internal strength, concentration, intuitive abilities and emotional balance. - Allow inspiring glimpses of cosmic reality. - Help reduce states of chronic and degenerative diseases. The exercises offer not only a spiritual appreciation of the practice, but also an actual physical experience of Zen. Irrespective of your religious or personal beliefs, The Complete Book of Zen will encourage you to explore your spiritual potential, and bring simplicity, focus and vitality into your life.