Chan Buddhism

Name: Chan Buddhism
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ISBN: 9780824828356

ISBN-10: 0824828356

ISBN-13: 9780824828356

Edition: 2005

Authors: Peter D. Hershock

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Chan Buddhism has become paradigmatic of Buddhist spirituality. This work expresses the meaning of Chan as it developed in China more than a thousand years ago & provides insights into the aims & forms of practice associated with the tradition.

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 9/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Editor's Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Buddhist Roots of Chan	p. 7
Differences in Indian and Chinese Cultural Contexts	p. 34
Early Developments in Chinese Buddhism	p. 46
The Early History of the Chan Tradition	p. 66
Exemplars of Chan, Homegrown Buddhas	p. 81
Chan Practice as Philosophy and Spirituality	p. 132
Chan Now? Why and for Whom?	p. 159
Further Reading	p. 163
Index	p. 169
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