The Religion of the Samurai: A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline, in China and Japan (Classic Reprint)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1440072558 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author KAITEN NUKARIYA was a professor at Kei-o-gi-jiku University and So-to-shu Buddhist College, Tokyo.
KAITEN NUKARIYA was a professor at Kei-o-gi-jiku University and So-to-shu Buddhist College, Tokyo.
Disapointed Dave said a complete history of zen and an excellent piece of reference material for anyone interested in knowing how it evolved and why. I love this book. It details the entire history of zen. Where it comes from and all its twists and turns along the way. I really enjoyed it, so much so that I purchased the hardcopy after reading the kindle edition.
With regard to the Japanese books on Zen referred to in the text, I have not given the names of the publishers. So far as I know, no book is written on Zen in English or in any other European language, except The Sermons of aB uddhist A bbot, byS hakuS o-yen. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at forgottenbooks. I regret not a little that I have not been able to give in detail references to the books on which my exposition is based. Besides, there are difficulties which baffle every attempt of its expositors, because almost all the doctrinal works of old masters are metrical or enigmatical, and not only vague in meaning, but oft