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Classics of Buddhism and Zen : the collected translations of Thomas Cleary : volume one : Zen lessons : Zen essence : the five houses of Zen : minding mind : instant Zen

Translated by Thomas F. Cleary

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Volume One of Classics of Buddhism and Zen contains teachings predominantly from the Chinese Zen (Chan) tradition, including the writings of revered Chinese masters such as Pai-chang, founder of the Chan monastic tradition; Huang-po, one of the forefathers of the Lin-chi-tsung or Rinzai school; Foyan, the great master of the twelfth-century Chinese Zen “renaissance”; and many others.

subjects: Buddhism
Zen
genre: Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781570628313
9781590302187
OCLC number: 61874359
publisher: Shambhala, 1997, 2002, 2005
publication place: Boston, London
english publication date: 1997
document type: Book
description: 608 p. ; 23 cm.