Zen flesh, zen bones

By:

Reps, Paul

Publication details: Penguin, 2000. London: Description: 162 p. pb; 20 cmISBN:

9780140288322

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

294.3 REP

Summary: What is Zen? Zen is a way of life, a religion, and an aesthetic. It is one of the world's oldest and most profound religious philosophies. This program presents a collection of clear and principal selections from the Zen canon so that readers may contemplate the meaning of Zen for themselves. Its unabridged selections include those from 101 Zen Stories, a collection of tales that recount over five centuries of actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen teachers; The Gateless Gate, the famous thirteenth century collection of Zen koans; Ten Bulls, a twelfth century commentary on the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment; and Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from India that some consider to be the root of Zen.

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What is Zen? Zen is a way of life, a religion, and an aesthetic. It is one of the world's oldest and most profound religious philosophies. This program presents a collection of clear and principal selections from the Zen canon so that readers may contemplate the meaning of Zen for themselves. Its unabridged selections include those from 101 Zen Stories, a collection of tales that recount over five centuries of actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen teachers; The Gateless Gate, the famous thirteenth century collection of Zen koans; Ten Bulls, a twelfth century commentary on the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment; and Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from India that some consider to be the root of Zen.

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