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History of Buddhism in India. Trade paperback. Text in Chinese. ... Read more

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Shengyanfashi de chan xue si xiang. 2002 trade paperback. Text in Chinese. ... Read more

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a valuable contribution
This is a valuable contribution to the field of Chinese Buddhist studies. It contains important papers from leading Buddhologists such as Luis Gomez. Also, any article by Robert Gimello is worth reading, as he is anextraordinarily careful scholar. Unfortunately, the typeset is quiteunattractive. Still, it is a great addition to any Sinological orBuddhological library. ... Read more

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This book is a collection of Ch'an poems, many of whichwere penned by celebrated Ch'an masters.Master Hsing Yun, author ofBeing Good (Weatherhill, Inc) and Only a Great Rain (Wisdom), offersus his commentary on each of these poems, giving us the benefit of hismany years of deep practice and insight. The master's commentaries notonly contain many stories but also new verses of their own which shedlight on the meaning of these beautiful poems. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Journal of the American Oriental Society, published by American Oriental Society on January 1, 1996. The length of the article is 6574 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Bernard Faure's encyclopedic study of the rhetoric of immediacy and the reality of mediation in the Chan/Zen tradition suffers from lapses and its own rhetorical excesses, but succeeds in conveying the "essential undecidability of Chan," as manifested in deeds and words through the centuries in China and Japan.

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Title: The Rhetoric of Immediacy: A Cultural Critique of Chan/Zen Buddhism. (book reviews)
Author: Stuart Sargent
Publication: The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1996
Publisher: American Oriental Society
Volume: v116Issue: n1Page: p77(8)

Article Type: Book Review

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Thich Nhat Hanh, Mindfulness, Chan Khong, Order of Interbeing, Plum Village, Engaged Buddhism, Green Mountain Dharma Center, Deer Park Monastery, Unified Buddhist Church, Community of Mindful Living, Magnolia Village Practice Center, Maple Forest Monastery, Parallax Press. Excerpt:Chân Không ; born in 1938, is an expatriate Vietnamese Buddhist nun , peace activist , and has worked closely with Thich Nhat Hanh in the creation of Plum Village and helping conduct spiritual retreats internationally. She wrote her autobiography, "Learning True Love: How I Learned ... Read more

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Not everyone is fortunate enough to attend a meditation retreat with a Chan master, yet everyone can benefit from this handbook that explains the essential principals of chan meditation as taught by the late Tripitika Master Hsuan Hua, former instructor at Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, China, the bodhimanda of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng. Compiled from Chinese and translated into English, these talks span a 40 year period during retreats in China and America.

Topics covered include
- What are the benefits of meditation?
- How do we sit in meditation?
- What are the states of meditation?
- How do we reach nirvana?
- What is absolute enlightenment?

About the author
The late Master Hua was born near Manchuria, China in 1918. He taught at Nan Hua Temple near Canton, China, the same monastery where the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng taught in the 7th century. Fulfilling his goal of spreading the orthodox Dharma to the west, he has established 28 monasteries in Asia and north America, and had lectured orthodox sutras for 50 years before his passing.

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By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
The Chan Handbook condenses the essential principles of chan meditation as taught by the late Tripitika Master Hsuan Hua, former instructor at the Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, China, into straightforward quotes of the Master's words taken from a 40-year period during the course of his life. Pages relate in plain terms accessible to lay readers the benefits of meditation, how to meditate, the states of meditation, how to reach nirvana, and more. Subdivided sections of The Chan Handbook are only a few paragraphs or pages long, each clarifying a core principle such as "Only quiet contemplation can initiate Chan", "Concentrate on a single meditation topic", or "Enlightenment must be certified before it counts". An excellent introduction to the concept of chan meditation, preserving the wisdom of a teacher for those who never had the opportunity to learn from him directly. ... Read more