Zen Ritual
Subtitle: Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice
Contributors: Steven Heine (Editor); Dale S. Wright (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: October 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780195304688
Subjects: Buddhism - General; Buddhism - Zen; Buddhist; History; Religion; Religion - World Religions; Rituals; Spiritual life; Zen Buddhism
Description: Written by prominent scholars, this text covers rituals from the early Chan period to modern Japan and key developments that occurred in the Linji/Rinzai and Caodon/Soto schools. It describes how rituals mould the lives of its practitioners in accordance with the ideal of Zen awakening.