From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen : a remarkable century of transmission and transformation /
From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen investigates the remarkable century that lasted from 1225 to 1325, during which time the Chinese Chan School of Buddhism was successfully transformed into the Japanese Zen sect. Steven Heine reveals how this School of Buddhism, which started half a millennium earlie...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen investigates the remarkable century that lasted from 1225 to 1325, during which time the Chinese Chan School of Buddhism was successfully transformed into the Japanese Zen sect. Steven Heine reveals how this School of Buddhism, which started half a millennium earlier as a mystical utopian cult for reclusive monks, gained a broad following among influential lay followers in both China and Japan. -- |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190637491 0190637498 9780190637507 0190637501 |