The Spirit of Zen
$58.38
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
12 November 2018
Summary
An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts
Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled The Masters and Students of the Lanka, were discovered in a sealed cave on the old Silk Road, in modern Gansu, China, in the early twentieth centu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300221459 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0300221452 |
| Author: | Sam van Schaik |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 12 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | The Spirit of ... |
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Sam van Schaik
Sam van Schaik is a specialist in the history of Buddhism in Tibet and on the Silk Road at the British Library in London where he is research manager of the International Dunhuang Project.
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