Overview :"What is the sound of one hand clapping?" "Does a dog have Buddha-nature?" These cryptic expressions are among the best-known examples of ko... Read More
Overview :Dogen and SotoZen builds upon and further refines a continuing wave of enthusiastic popular interest and scholarly developments in Western a... Read More
Overview :An essential introduction to the life, writings, and legacy of one of Japan's most prolific Buddhist masters. The founder of the Sōt... Read More
Overview :Koans are enigmatic spiritual formulas used for religious training in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Arguing that our understanding of the koan... Read More
Overview :Tongxuan's 100 Chan Questions is a significant Zen Buddhist koan collection. It includes dialogues about philosophy and religious practice e... Read More
Overview :This book offers a radically different perspective from that of many best-selling authors concerning how the Christian should measure and ev... Read More
Overview :The history of Buddhism has been characterized by an ongoing tension between attempts to preserve traditional ideals and modes of practice a... Read More
Overview :When books about Zen Buddhism began appearing in Western languages just over a half-century ago, there was no interest whatsoever in the rol... Read More
Overview :Since Zen Buddhism first captivated the attention of Western seekers the dominant discourse about this sect has been romantic, idealistic, a... Read More
Overview :Wisdom within Words is the first complete bilingual edition and annotated translation of the poetry collection entitled Kuchugen, which feat... Read More
Overview :It is said that in traditional Japan the samurai embraced Zen because it helped them to be fearless in adversity, to act quickly and decisiv... Read More
Overview :The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shōbōgenzō) is the masterwork of Dōgen (1200-1253), founder of the Sōtō Z... Read More
Overview :Scientists expect one billion people to have their genomes sequenced by 2025. Yet cultural psychologist Steven J. Heine argues that, in tryi... Read More
Overview :D?gen (1200-1253), the founder of the S?t? Zen sect in Japan, is especially known for introducing to Japanese Buddhism many of the texts and... Read More
Overview :A groundbreaking investigation into the science of why we crave meaning--and how we can pursue it in this age of anxiety These days everyon... Read More
Overview :Extending their successful series of collections on Zen Buddhism, Heine and Wright present a fifth volume, on what may be the most important... Read More