Zen
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-340-86015-1 (ISBN)
Description
Teach Yourself Zen is an extremely well-known introduction to this type of Buddhism, originally written by Christmas Humphreys, the founder of the Buddhist Society.
This new edition is revised by Stephen Hodge, and includes extensive updates and expansion throughout. It discusses the basic doctrine of Buddhism and the principles of Mahayana Buddhism. Having described the background to the Zen school of Buddhism, it turns to Zen itself and the process of self training.
This new edition is revised by Stephen Hodge, and includes extensive updates and expansion throughout. It discusses the basic doctrine of Buddhism and the principles of Mahayana Buddhism. Having described the background to the Zen school of Buddhism, it turns to Zen itself and the process of self training.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-340-86015-1 (9780340860151)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
04/1992
TEACH YOURSELF
€31.13
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Persons
Stephen Hodge has been a Buddhist since he was 12 years old, and has been teaching at the Buddhist Society for 20 years. He has written many other books in the fields of Buddhism and Philosophy.
Content
preface; introduction; part one - buddhism; 1 - the buddha and his enlightenment / 2 - the basic principles of buddhism / 3 - karma and rebirth / 4 - concentration and meditation; part two - mahayana buddhism; 5 - the expansion of the mahayana / 6 - some scriptures of the mahayana school; part three - zen buddhism; 7 - zen buddhism / 8 - beyond thinking / 9 - in a zen monastry / 10 - the sayings of the zen masters / 11 - the writings of the zen masters / 12 - zen comes west / 13 - training for zen - I / 14 - training for zen - II / 15 - training for zen - III; ten principles of zen; taking it further; glossary; index