Overview
- Presents a detailed account of the development of Zen in China and Japan
- Provides invaluable lineage charts for reference and further study
- Utilizes many established translations that are already available to the English-reading public
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: China Academic Library (CHINALIBR)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Chan (Zen) Buddhism first arose in China some fifteen hundred years ago, with Bodhidarma or Daruma being the First Patriarch. It would go on to become the dominant form of Buddhism in China in the late Tang Dynasty, absorbing China’s local culture to form a kind of Zen Buddhism with Chinese characteristics. Zen Buddhism has not only exerted considerable influence on Chinese society and culture throughout its history, but has also found its way into Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The lineage charts at the end of the book, collected by the author from different corners of the world, represent an invaluable resource. Further, the works and views on Zen of Western scholars introduced in this book are of great reference value for the Zen world.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: History of Zen
Authors: Yu-hsiu Ku
Series Title: China Academic Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1130-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing Co., Ltd and Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1129-0Published: 29 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9336-4Published: 05 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1130-6Published: 23 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2195-1853
Series E-ISSN: 2195-1861
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 210
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Non-Western Philosophy