The Koan : Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism

Name: The Koan
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
SKU: 9780195117493
Price: 9550 KES
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ISBN: 9780195117493

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0195117492

ISBN-13 9780195117493

Publisher Oxford University Press Inc

Imprint Oxford University Press Inc

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 18th, 2000

Print length 336 Pages

Weight 506 grams

Dimensions 23.20 x 15.50 x 2.20 cms

Product Classification: Zen Buddhism

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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 extremely 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.

Koans are enigmatic spiritual formulas used for religious training in the Zen Buddhist tradition. This innovative religious practice is one of the most distinctive elements of this tradition, which originated in medieval China and spread to Japan and Korea. Perhaps no dimension of Asian religous has attracted so much interest in the West, and its influence is apparent from beat poetry to deconstructive literary critisism. The essays collected in this volume, all previously unpublished, argue that our understanding of the koan tradition has been severely limited. The authors try to undermine stereotypes and problematic interpretations by examining previously unrecognized factors in the formation of the tradition, and by highlighting the rich complexity and remarkable diversity of koan practice and literature.

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