Garma C. C. Chang (1920–1988)

An authoritative grasp of the most profound mysteries of Zen....The author has a happy facility for presenting the most abstruse doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism in simple summaries.'-Archie J. Bahm, Author of Philosophy of the Buddha 'There is no better book on Zen, especially for the Occidental student. It is easy to read and should have a world-wide appeal.'-W.Y. Evans-Wentz 'This is the fist authentic book on Chinese Ch'an (Zen). The author was trained in Chinese monasteries, and at a later stage was initiated into Tibetan Buddhism (Khagyutpa). Mr. Chang...is acquainted with the specific difficulties and problems which we Westerners have in our quest for Zen. The book is written for us, and it is excellent...The Practice of Zen is most valuable for all Zen students, a primer for the beginner and of importance to the serious Western student.'-The Middle Way, Journal of the Buddhist Society Contents Foreword I The nature of zen Zen style and zen art The core of zen: studies in the three main aspects of mind Four vital points in zen buddhism II The practice of zen A general review of zen practice Discourses of four zen masters 1 Discourses of Master Hsu Yun 2 Discourses of Mster Tsung Kao 3 Discourses of Master Po Shan 4 Discourses of Master Han Shan Short autobiographies of five zen masters 1 Epitome of zen master Han Shan's autobiography 2 Zen master Wu Wen's story 3 Zen master Hsueh Yen's story 4 Zen master Meng Shan's story 5 Zen master Kao Feng's story III The four problems of zen buddhism Is zen completely unintelligible? What is zen 'enlightenment'? Zen and Mahayana buddhism The 'four distinctions' of Lin Chi IV Buddha and meditation The three aspects of buddhahood in relation to the six patterns of human thinking A survey of he practice of buddhist meditation 1 The four basic charatersitics of samadhi 2 The seven different types of meditation 3 The three successive stages of meditation Notes Bibliography Appendix-Romanized Chinese characters fo the text; Romanized Chinese characters for the notes Index

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'An authoritative grasp of the most profound mysteries of Zen....The author has a happy facility for presenting the most abstruse doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism in simple summaries.'-Archie J. Bahm, Author of Philosophy of the Buddha 'There is no better book on Zen, especially for the Occidental student. It is easy to read and should have a world-wide appeal.'-W.Y. Evans-Wentz 'This is the fist authentic book on Chinese Ch'an (Zen). The author was trained in Chinese monasteries, and at a later stage was initiated into Tibetan Buddhism (Khagyutpa). Mr. Chang...is acquainted with the specific difficulties and problems which we Westerners have in our quest for Zen. The book is written for us, and it is excellent...The Practice of Zen is most valuable for all Zen students, a primer for the beginner and of importance to the serious Western student.'-The Middle Way, Journal of the Buddhist Society Contents Foreword I The nature of zen Zen style and zen art The core of zen: studies in the three main aspects of mind Four vital points in zen buddhism II The practice of zen A general review of zen practice Discourses of four zen masters 1 Discourses of Master Hsu Yun 2 Discourses of Mster Tsung Kao 3 Discourses of Master Po Shan 4 Discourses of Master Han Shan Short autobiographies of five zen masters 1 Epitome of zen master Han Shan's autobiography 2 Zen master Wu Wen's story 3 Zen master Hsueh Yen's story 4 Zen master Meng Shan's story 5 Zen master Kao Feng's story III The four problems of zen buddhism Is zen completely unintelligible? What is zen 'enlightenment'? Zen and Mahayana buddhism The 'four distinctions' of Lin Chi IV Buddha and meditation The three aspects of buddhahood in relation to the six patterns of human thinking A survey of he practice of buddhist meditation 1 The four basic charatersitics of samadhi 2 The seven different types of meditation 3 The three successive stages of meditation Notes Bibliography Appendix-Romanized Chinese characters fo the text; Romanized Chinese characters for the notes Index… (mehr)