Author : Chinul
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UVA:X000543187
The Korean Approach to Zen
Chinul
The Korean Approach To Zen
The Korean Approach To Zen Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of The Korean Approach To Zen book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Tracing Back the Radiance
Robert E. Buswell, Jr.
Author : Robert E. Buswell, Jr.
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1991-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824814274
Tracing Back the Radiance by Robert E. Buswell, Jr. Pdf
Chinul (1158–1210) was the founder of the Korean tradition of Zen. He provides one of the most lucid and accessible accounts of Zen practice and meditation to be found anywhere in East Asian literature. Tracing Back the Radiance, an abridgment of Buswell’s Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul, combines an extensive introduction to Chinul’s life and thought with translations of three of his most representative works.
The Way of Korean Zen
Kusan Sunim
Author : Kusan Sunim
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834826939
The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim Pdf
The power and simplicity of the Korean Zen tradition shine in this collection of teachings by a renowned modern master, translated by Martine Batchelor. Kusan Sunim provides a wealth of practical advice for students, particularly with regard to the uniquely Korean practice of hwadu, or sitting with questioning. An extensive introduction by Stephen Batchelor, author of Buddhism without Beliefs, provides both a biography of the author and a brief history of Korean Zen.
Way of Korean Zen
Kusan Sunim
Author : Kusan Sunim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 189164016X
Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim Pdf
Kusan Sunim (1901-83) was one of the greatest modern masters of Korean Zen. As the Zen Master of the Songgwang Monastery, he preached the sermons and dharma talks collected here. First published in 1985 and long out of print, these pithy, down-to-earth, refreshingly practical guides to meditation and spiritual cultivation are now again available to followers of Buddhism and the Way of Zen. A brief history of Korean Buddhism, a fascinating account of life in a Korean monastery, and a biography of Master Kusan provide important background information, and the glossary of Korean and general Buddhist terms is a valuable tool for readers new to the field of Buddhist studies. Of special interest is Master Kusan's presentation of a meditation practice, unique to Korean Zen, the hwadu. Zen students familiar with koan riddles and the "just sitting" practice of Japanese Zen will be eager to learn of this distinctively Korean approach to meditation, and to read Master Kusan's detailed instructions for its practice. Master Kusan also offers a interpretation of the classic Ten Oxherding Pictures, illustrated by the ink paintings of "Living National Treasure" Sokchong Sunim.
One Korean's Approach to Buddhism
Sung Bae Park
Author : Sung Bae Park
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791477106
One Korean's Approach to Buddhism by Sung Bae Park Pdf
Insights into the experience and philosophy of Buddhism from a Korean perspective. This book presents the author?s lifelong study and practice of Buddhism from a Korean perspective. With depth, sensitivity, and candor, Sung Bae Park discusses his country?s contribution to Mahayana Buddhism and also shares his personal experience. A monk in the Korean Chogye order during his early twenties, Park is uniquely qualified to offer the reader some valuable insights into the experience and philosophy of the Zen Buddhist. Focusing on the Korean concepts mom (which refers to the body) and momjit (which refers to its gestures or functions), Park examines their nondual, interdependent nature and their relevance to ordinary human beings who are living in these turbulent times. He also introduces a specialized spiritual practice using the hwadu, which aids the religious practitioner in loosening his conceptual, intellectual grip on his life and the world around him. In addition, the author explores the relevance of his views to other religions and philosophies, including Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity. Those well acquainted with Buddhism will find much food for thought here, as familiar topics such as emptiness, nonduality, and enlightenment are presented in a refreshingly original way, and those new to Buddhist thought may find themselves stimulated to learn more. A helpful glossary of terms is included. Sung Bae Park is Professor of Asian Philosophy and Religions and Director of the Center for Korean Studies at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. He is the author of Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment, also published by SUNY Press.
Don't-Know Mind
Richard Shrobe
Author : Richard Shrobe
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781590301104
Don't-Know Mind by Richard Shrobe Pdf
"Don't-know mind" is our enlightened mind before ideas, opinions, or concepts arise to create suffering. Practicing with don't-know mind has long been a central concern of Korean Zen. Here, an American Zen master in the Korean lineage brings the teaching to life by using stories about the Chinese and Korean Zen masters as jumping-off points for his own teaching. Don't-Know Mind is a clear, direct, and heartfelt presentation of Zen teaching applicable to anyone, both for formal practice and for all the rest of life.
Meditations of a Zen Master: English-Korean Parallel Text Edition
D Bannon,Venerable Beopjeong
Author : D Bannon,Venerable Beopjeong
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781300327400
Meditations of a Zen Master: English-Korean Parallel Text Edition by D Bannon,Venerable Beopjeong Pdf
Zen Master Beopjeong spent over thirty years on South Korea's bestseller lists. Praised as "one of the great spiritual leaders of our time" (Korea Herald) and "one of the most popular and influential religious leaders in Korea" (Korea Times) who "left immeasurable teachings to all of us" (President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak), Beopjeong wrote on the foibles of modern life and the joys of nature and simplicity. His direct uncomplicated prose continues to appeal to new generations of readers. Beopjeong's musings and insights are presented in English-Korean parallel text. Illustrated with Korean art throughout, each page in translation is mirrored by its original Korean hangul script on the facing page. The translator, D. Bannon, is a member of the American Translators Association (ATA). "A true work of art." --Tom Larsen, YA Entertainment. "An incredible translation." --SeungHan Chung, MBC America. "A a worthy consideration for Buddhist and Spirituality collections. Recommended." --Midwest Book Review
Thousand Peaks
Soeng Sunim Mu
Author : Soeng Sunim Mu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015018913866
Thousand Peaks by Soeng Sunim Mu Pdf
A Handbook of Korean Zen Practice
John Jorgensen,Sosan Taesa
Author : John Jorgensen,Sosan Taesa
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824854225
A Handbook of Korean Zen Practice by John Jorgensen,Sosan Taesa Pdf
Sŏn (Japanese Zen) has been the dominant form of Buddhism in Korea from medieval times to the present. A Handbook of Korean Zen Practice: A Mirror on the Sŏn School of Buddhism (Sŏn'ga kwigam) was the most popular guide for Sŏn practice and life ever published in Korea and helped restore Buddhism to popularity after its lowest point in Korean history. It was compiled before 1569 by Sŏsan Hyujŏng (1520–1604), later famed as the leader of a monk army that helped defend Korea against a massive Japanese invasion in 1592. In addition to succinct quotations from sutras, the text also contained quotations from selected Chinese and Korean works together with Hyujŏng's explanations. Because of its brevity and organization, the work proved popular and was reprinted many times in Korea and Japan before 1909. A Handbook of Korean Zen Practice commences with the ineffability of the enlightened state, and after a tour through doctrine and practice it returns to its starting point. The doctrinal rationale for practice that leads to enlightenment is based on the Mahayana Awakening of Faith, but the practice Hyujŏng enjoins readers to undertake is very different: a method of meditation derived from the kongan (Japanese koan) called hwadu (Chinese huatou), or "point of the story," the story being the kongan. This method was developed by Dahui Zonggao (1089–1163) and was imported into Korea by Chinul (1158–1210). The most famous hwadu is the mu (no) answer by Zhaozhou to the question, "Does a dog have a buddha-nature?" Hyujŏng warns of pitfalls in this practice, such as the delusion that one is already enlightened. A proper understanding of doctrine is required before practicing hwadu. Practice also requires faith and an experienced teacher. Hyujŏng outlines the specifics of practice, such as rules of conduct and chanting and mindfulness of the Buddha, and stresses the requirements for living the life of a monk. At the end of the text he returns to the hwadu, the need for a teacher, and hence the importance of lineage. He sketches out the distinctive methods of practice of the chief Sŏn (Chinese Chan) lineages. His final warning is not to be attached to the text. The version of the text translated here is the earliest and the longest extant. It was "translated" into Korean from Chinese by one of Hyujŏng's students to aid Korean readers. The present volume contains a brief history of hwadu practice and theory, a life of Hyujŏng, and a summary of the text, plus a detailed, annotated translation. It should be of interest to practitioners of meditation and students of East Asian Buddhism and Korean history.
Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism
Jin Y. Park
Author : Jin Y. Park
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438429236
Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism by Jin Y. Park Pdf
An overview of Korean Buddhism and its major figures in the modern period.
Chinul
Hee-Sung Keel
Author : Hee-Sung Keel
Publisher : Jain Publishing Company
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Zen priests
ISBN : 9780895811554
Chinul by Hee-Sung Keel Pdf
The Buddhist master Chinul (1158-1210) is regarded as one of the greatest Son (Zen) monks in Korea. In this penetrating analysis of Chinul's writings about Son, the esoteric world of the Buddhist meditation experience becomes more accessible to readers.
Empty House
Chris Verebes
Author : Chris Verebes
Publisher : Eastward Publication
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X004778786
Empty House by Chris Verebes Pdf
Empty House explores the origins of Korean Zen and traces its history as a living tradition right up to the present day. While Chinese Zen was effectively wiped out by the Cultural Revolution, the Korean tradition maintains the original teaching style of the Lin Chi school. The primary teaching device still used in Zen halls today is the Hwadu. This means the Korean Zen tradition is closer to the original Chinese style in both method and spirit than its Japanese counterpart. Empty Houses explores the Hwadu teaching device and presents biographical materials on the most notable Korean Zen masters, together with selected teachings and poems.
Core Texts of the S&on Approach
Jeffrey L. Broughton
Author : Jeffrey L. Broughton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780197530566
Core Texts of the S&on Approach by Jeffrey L. Broughton Pdf
Jeffrey L. Broughton here offers a study and partial translation of Core Texts of the S&on Approach (S&onmun ch'waryo), an anthology of texts foundational to Korean S&on (Chan/Zen) Buddhism. Core Texts of the S&on Approach provides a convenient entrée to two fundamental themes of Korean S&on: S&on vis-à-vis the doctrinal teachings of Buddhism (in which S&on is shown to be superior) and the huatou (i.e., phrase; Korean hwadu) method of practice-work originally popularized by the Song dynasty Chinese Chan master Dahui Zonggao. This method consists of "raising to awareness" or "keeping an eye on" the phrase, usually No (Korean mu). No mental operation whatsoever is to be performed upon the phrase. One lifts the phrase to awareness constantly, when doing "quiet" cross-legged sitting as well as when immersed in the "noisiness" of everyday life. Core Texts of the S&on Approach, which was published in Korea during the first decade of the twentieth century (the identity of the compiler is not known for certain), contains eight Chan texts by Chinese authors (two translated here) and seven S&on texts by Korean authors (three translated here), showing the organic relationship between the parent Chinese tradition and its Korean inheritor. The set of translations in this volume will give readers access to some of the key texts of the Korean branch of this influential East Asian school of Buddhism.
The Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438413815
The Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment by Anonim Pdf
The Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment, used in monastic education for more than a millennium, is a concise guide to the key paradigms of the practice systems of the East Asian meditational schools (Ch'an, Sǒn, and Zen). Contained in its twelve chapters are definitive explanations of the meaning of innate and actualized enlightenment, sudden and gradual enlightenment, the true nature of ignorance and suffering, along with numerous examples of methods of contemplation that accord with and reflect the basic Ch'an views on enlightenment and practice. Although the Sutra was popular throughout the East Asian region, it attained its highest canonical status within the Korean Chogye school, where it is still a key text in the core curriculum of modern-day monks and nuns. The Sutra is translated here in full, along with the eloquent and revelatory commentary of the Chǒson monk Kihwa (1376–1433).
Zen Buddhist Rhetoric in China, Korea, and Japan
Christoph Anderl
Author : Christoph Anderl
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004185562
Zen Buddhist Rhetoric in China, Korea, and Japan by Christoph Anderl Pdf
Through a diachronic and comparative approach this book offers a comprehensive study of Zen Buddhist linguistic and rhetoric devices in China, Korea, and Japan. It draws a vivid picture of the complexity of Zen Buddhist literary production in interaction with doctrinal and ritual issues, as well as in response to the sociopolitical contexts.