Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, 1996. - 280 p. This is the second volume of a two-volume sequel to the awardwinning Zen and Western Thought (1985) by Masao Abe, the leading exponent of Japanese Buddhism in the West since the death of D. T. Suzuki and one of the major contemporary representatives of the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy founded by Nishida Kitaro....
Berkeley, CA: Asian Humanities Press, 1990. — PDF 123 p. This work focuses on the teachings of an outstanding Zen master of 13th century China — Shiqi Xinyue, "Mind-Moon" of Stone River. Stone River was a religious leader, who served as the abbot of several major Zen temples and was honored by the imperial authorities as an eminent holy man. The koans, stories, and poems of the...
Hanser, 1982. — 1029 S. Zum ersten Mal erscheint hier das Hauptwerk der Zen-Bewegung in einer europäischen Sprache. Entstanden ist das Buch in China, wo diese Bewegung vor über 1000 Jahren ihre erste Blütezeit erlebte. Auf völlig undogmatische Weise versuchten die alten Meister, den Menschen durch konzentrierte Meditation zum Bewusstsein seiner selbst zu bringen. Ihre...
Oxford University Press, 2004. — 336 p. Bodhidharma, its first patriarch, reputedly said that Zen Buddhism represents "a special transmission outside the teaching/Without reliance on words and letters." This saying, along with the often perplexing use of language (and silence) by Zen masters, gave rise to the notion that Zen is a "lived religion," based strictly on...
Oxford University Press, 2006. — 296 p. This is a companion volume to The Koan and The Zen Canon, by the same editors. The first volume collected original essays on koan collections, recorded sayings of individual masters, histories of major schools, and compilations of monastic regulations. The second focuses on the early history of Zen in China, providing overview assessments...
Oxford University Press, 2008. - 352 p. When books about Zen Buddhism began appearing in Western languages just over a half-century ago, there was no interest whatsoever in the role of ritual in Zen. Indeed, what attracted Western readers' interest was the Zen rejection of ritual. The famous 'Beat Zen' writers were delighted by the Zen emphasis on spontaneity as opposed to...
Oxford University Press, 2007. - 206 p. As a religion concerned with universal liberation, Zen grew out of a Buddhist worldview very different from the currently prevalent scientific materialism. Indeed, says Taigen Dan Leighton, Zen cannot be fully understood outside of a worldview that sees reality itself as a vital, dynamic agent of awareness and healing. In this book,...
Yale University Press, 2019. — 224 p. An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts. Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled The Masters and Students...
London: Rider, 1982. — 187 p. A Synthesis of the Historical & Practical Aspects of Zen Buddhism. One of the most important works on Zen Buddhism. the author explains this unique approach to enlightenment to Western readers. It is a direct, profound, and immensely practical way of life, which has helped mold the philosophy and culture of China and Japan for over 1200 years....
London: Rider, 1982. — 187 p. A Synthesis of the Historical & Practical Aspects of Zen Buddhism. One of the most important works on Zen Buddhism. the author explains this unique approach to enlightenment to Western readers. It is a direct, profound, and immensely practical way of life, which has helped mold the philosophy and culture of China and Japan for over 1200 years....
University of California Press, Los Angeles, 2015. — 336 p. Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (Author), Richard M. Jaffe (Editor) Introduction by Richard M. Jaffe Editorial Note A Recommendation for Quiet Sitting Zen and Meditation On Satori - The Revelation of a New Truth in Zen Buddhism The Secret Message of Bodhidharma, or The Content of Zen Experience Life of Prayer and Gratitude...
University of California Press, Los Angeles, 2015. - 336 p. James C. Dobbins (Editor), Richard M. Jaffe (Series Editor) Introduction by James C. Dobbins Editorial Note The Development of the Pure Land Doctrine in Buddhism Zen and Jōdo, Two Types of Buddhist Experience Selection from The Koan Exercise The Shin Sect of Buddhism Selections from Japanese Spirituality Sayings of a...
University of California Press, Los Angeles, 2016. — 321 p. Richard M. Jaffe (Series Editor), Jeff Wilson (Editor), Tomoe Moriya (Editor) Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki was a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism to the non-Asian world. Many outside Japan encountered Buddhism for the first time through his writings and teaching, and for nearly a century his work and legacy have...
Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, 1999. - 495 p. The author has greatly helped the reader to comprehend this scripture by explaining the main ideas in the Lankavatara Sutra. He tells how to study this scripture, compares it with the popular Zen Buddhist, discusses such typical and important doctrines as 'Mind-Only', the Triple body of the Buddha and many monor topics.
Tuttle Publishing, Rutland, 1994. - 208 p. This magic box of wonderpills: Suzuki's famous essay on koan study. This book tells how sages make monkeys out of disciples, then set the monkeys free. How? You will see when you (read) through this standard work on the art of releasing nothingness into the void
Boston; London: Snow Lion, 2015. — 198 p. — eISBN 978-0-8348-0284-1; ISBN: 978-1-55939-446-8. A groundbreaking study of the lost tradition of Tibetan Zen containing the first translations of key texts from one thousand years ago. Banned in Tibet, forgotten in China, the Tibetan tradition of Zen was almost completely lost to us. According to Tibetan histories, Zen teachers were...
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