The Golden Age of Zen: Zen Masters of the T'ang Dynasty
Wu, John C.H.
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PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 32605
ISBN-10 : 81-8274-980-8 / 8182749808
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2005
Edition : (First Edtion)
Language : English
xii, 263p., Plts., Bib., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Introduction: A Christian Looks at Zen; I. Zen: Its Origin and its Significance; II. Bodhidharma, the “Wall-Gazing Brahman,” and His Immediate Successors; III. Hui-Neng the Sixth Patriarch; IV. Hui-Neng’s Fundamental Insights; V. Ma-tsu Tao-I; VI. Pai-chang and Huang-po; VII. Ts’ung-Shen of chao-chou; VIII. Outstanding Masters in the Lineage of Shih-t’ou; IX. Kuei-shan Ling-yu: Founder of the Kuei-yang House; X. Tung-shan Liang-chieh: Founder of the T’sao-tung House; XI. Lin-chi I-hsuan: Founder of the Lin-chi House; XII. Yun-men wen-yen: Founder of the Yun-men House; XIII. Fa-yen Wen-I: Founder of the Fa-yen House; XIV. Epilogue: Little Sparks of Zen; Correspondence with D.T. Suzuki.
DESCRIPTION
The Golden Age of Zen is one of those rare books that show us the essence of mind. It looks at the great Chinese Zen masters of the 7th to 10th Centuries AD, and portrays them in their 'five houses'. It enables us to situate their teachings and enjoy it in its context. At the same time it also clarifies the confused western ideas of Zen Buddhism.
