num_pages: 64
description: Drawing on his knowledge and long practice of Buddhism, the author reflects on four lines representing fundamental principles of the Zen or Ch'an school of "A special transmission outside the scriptures", "No dependence on words and letters", "Direct pointing to the mind", and "Seeing into one's own nature and realizing Buddhahood". He sets out to communicate the essence of each, and to indicate how its meaning can be applied to Western conditions.
language: English
title: Essence of Zen
titlecomplete: Essence of Zen
genres: Buddhism, Religion
ratings_count: 25
publisher: Windhorse Publications