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Shengyan <1930-2009.> |
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Titolo |
Hoofprint of the ox [[electronic resource] ] : principles of the Chan Buddhist path as taught by a modern Chinese Master / / Master Sheng-Yen with Dan Stevenson |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-773951-2 |
1-280-83769-1 |
9786610837694 |
0-19-803131-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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StevensonDaniel B. <1952-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Zen Buddhism |
Zen meditations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references ([p. 223]-228) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Master Sheng-yen; I: Introduction: Chan and Buddhist Meditations; II: The Three Disciplines in the Graduated Path of Practice; III: The Direct and Sudden Approach of Chan; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Revered by Buddhists in the United States and China, contemporary Master Sheng-yen shares his wisdom and teachings in this first comprehensive English primer of Chan, the Chinese tradition of Buddhism that inspired Japanese Zen. Often misunderstood as a system of mind games, the Chan path involves a process of self-transformation grounded in carefully hewn spiritual disciplines and premises. Master Sheng-yen provides an unprecedented understanding of Chan, its precepts, and its practice. Beginning with a basic overview of Buddhism and meditation, the book then details the progressive mental ex |
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