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

• Autore: Shengyan <1930-2009.>
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3927
• Soggetto topico: Zen Buddhism; Zen meditations
• Altri autori: StevensonDaniel B. <1952->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references ([p. 223]-228) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Hoofprint of the ox
• ISBN: 0-19-773951-2; 1-280-83769-1; 9786610837694; 0-19-803131-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825721903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II