The Koan

The Koan
Author: Steven Heine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2000-04-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 019802780X


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Koans are enigmatic spiritual formulas used for religious training in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Arguing that our understanding of the koan tradition has been severely limited, contributors to this collection examine previously unrecognized factors in the formation of this tradition, and highlight the rich complexity and diversity of koan practice and literature.


The Koan
Language: en
Pages: 335
Authors: Steven Heine
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-04-20 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Koans are enigmatic spiritual formulas used for religious training in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Arguing that our understanding of the koan tradition has been
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Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-02-28 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

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Zen Sand is a classic collection of verses aimed at aiding practitioners of kôan meditation to negotiate the difficult relationship between insight and languag
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Pages: 242
Authors: James Ishmael Ford
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-05 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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An indispensible guide to koans, teaching the reader about the importance of lineage, the practice of “just sitting,” and koan practice as paths to awakenin
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Pages: 236
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Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-06-10 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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Language: en
Pages: 351
Authors: James Ishmael Ford
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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