
The Way of Ch'an
Essential Texts of the Original Tradition
David Hinton(Author)
Shambhala Publications Inc (Publisher)
Published on 25. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-61180-923-7 (ISBN)
Description
"In this landmark anthology of some two dozen translations, celebrated translator David Hinton shows how Ch'an (Japanese: Zen)-too long considered a perplexing but mainstream school of Chinese Buddhism-was in truth a Buddhist-inflected form of Taoism, China's native system of spiritual philosophy. The texts in The Way of Ch'an build from seminal Taoism through the "Dark-Enigma Learning" literature and on to the most important pieces from all stages of the classical Ch'an tradition. Through this steadily deepening and transformative reading experience, readers will see the profound and intricate connections between native Chinese philosophy, Taoism, and Ch'an. Contemporary Zen students and practitioners will never see their tradition in the same way again"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
548 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61180-923-7 (9781611809237)
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DAVID HINTON has published numerous books of poetry and essays, and many translations of ancient Chinese poetry and philosophy—all informed by an abiding interest in deep ecological thinking. This widely acclaimed work has earned Hinton a Guggenheim Fellowship, numerous fellowships from NEA and NEH, and both of the major awards given for poetry translation in the United States: the Landon Translation Award (Academy of American Poets) and the PEN American Translation Award. Most recently, Hinton received a lifetime achievement award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.