The Spirit of Zen

The Spirit of Zen

by Sam van Schaik

Narrated by Fred Stella

Unabridged — 7 hours, 59 minutes

The Spirit of Zen

The Spirit of Zen

by Sam van Schaik

Narrated by Fred Stella

Unabridged — 7 hours, 59 minutes

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Overview

An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts

Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled The Masters and Students of the Lanka, were discovered in a sealed cave on the old Silk Road, in modern Gansu, China, in the early twentieth century. All more than a thousand years old, the manuscripts have sometimes been called the Buddhist Dead Sea Scrolls, and their translation has opened a new window onto the history of Buddhism.

Both accessible and illuminating, this audiobook explores the continuities between the ways in which Zen was practiced in ancient times, and how it is practiced today in East Asian countries such as Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in the emerging Western Zen tradition.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940172553363
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 01/08/2019
Series: Spirit Of...
Edition description: Unabridged
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