Public Zen, Personal Zen - A Buddhist Introduction

This deeply informed book introduces the basic teachings and practices of Buddhism and their spread across Asia. Peter D. Hershock explores the history of the enduring Japanese tradition of Zen--from its beginnings as a form of Buddhist thought and practice imported from China to its reinvention in medieval Japan as a force for religious, political, and cultural change to its role in Japan's embrace of modernity. He deftly blends historical detail with the felt experiences of Zen practitioners grappling with the meanings of human suffering, personal freedom, and the integration of social and spiritual progress.

List of contents

Introduction Part I: Zen Origins Chapter 1: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha from India to China Chapter 2: The Japanese Transformation of Buddhism Chapter 3: From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen Part II: Public Zen Chapter 4: Rinzai Zen Chapter 5: Soto Zen Chapter 6: Obaku Zen Chapter 7: Zen in a Modernizing Japan Part III: Personal Zen Chapter 8: Practicing Zen Chapter 9: Zen Exemplars: Dogen, Ikkyu, Hakuin, and Ryokan Chapter 10: Zen Here and Now

About the author

By Peter D. Hershock

Product details

• Authors: Peter D Hershock, Peter D. Hershock
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.03.2014
• EAN: 9781442216129
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1612-9
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Critical Issues in World and International History; Critical Issues in World and International History; Critical Issues in World and I
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)