Essays in Zen Buddhism, second series
Publisher: Samuel Weiser, Inc
Published: 1985
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780877280750
Subjects: Zen Buddhism; Buddhism; China
First sentence: BEFORE I proceed to the discussion of the main idea of this essay, which is to consider Zen the Chinese way of applying the doctrine of Enlightenment in our practical life, I wish to make some preliminary remarks concerning the attitude of some Zen critics and thereby to define the position of Zen in the general body of Buddhism.