The Korean Approach to Zen
Author: Chinul
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13:
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Tracing Back the Radiance
Author: Robert E. Buswell, Jr.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1991-11-01
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0824843673
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChinul (1158–1210) was the founder of the Korean tradition of Zen. He provides one of the most lucid and accessible accounts of Zen practice and meditation to be found anywhere in East Asian literature. Tracing Back the Radiance, an abridgment of Buswell’s Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul, combines an extensive introduction to Chinul’s life and thought with translations of three of his most representative works.
The Way of Korean Zen
Author: Kusan Sŏnsa
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a collection of sermons from one of Korea's greatest Zen masters, with instruction in meditation techniques.
Don't-Know Mind
Author: Richard Shrobe
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2004-05-11
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 1590301102
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Don't-know mind" is our enlightened mind before ideas, opinions, or concepts arise to create suffering. Practicing with don't-know mind has long been a central concern of Korean Zen. Here, an American Zen master in the Korean lineage brings the teaching to life by using stories about the Chinese and Korean Zen masters as jumping-off points for his own teaching. Don't-Know Mind is a clear, direct, and heartfelt presentation of Zen teaching applicable to anyone, both for formal practice and for all the rest of life.
A Buddha from Korea
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Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2001-05-01
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 1570626677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Buddha from Korea is intended to open a window on Zen Buddhism in old Korea. The book centers on a translation of teachings of the great fourteenth-century Korean Zen adept known as T'aego, who was the leading representative of Zen in his own time and place. This is an account of Zen Buddhism direct from an authentic source.
Zen Buddhist Rhetoric in China, Korea, and Japan
Author: Christoph Anderl
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2011-11-25
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9004185569
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThrough a diachronic and comparative approach this book offers a comprehensive study of Zen Buddhist linguistic and rhetoric devices in China, Korea, and Japan. It draws a vivid picture of the complexity of Zen Buddhist literary production in interaction with doctrinal and ritual issues, as well as in response to the sociopolitical contexts.
The Zen Monastic Experience
Author: Robert E. Buswell, Jr.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2020-07-21
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 069121610X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobert Buswell, a Buddhist scholar who spent five years as a Zen monk in Korea, draws on personal experience in this insightful account of day-to-day Zen monastic practice. In discussing the activities of the postulants, the meditation monks, the teachers and administrators, and the support monks of the monastery of Songgwang-sa, Buswell reveals a religious tradition that differs radically from the stereotype prevalent in the West. The author's treatment lucidly relates contemporary Zen practice to the historical development of the tradition and to Korean history more generally, and his portrayal of the life of modern Zen monks in Korea provides an innovative and provocative look at Zen from the inside.
Only Don't Know
Author: Seung Sahn
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 1999-04-06
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 1570624321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere is the inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn up close and personal—in selections from the correspondence that was one of his primary modes of teaching. Seung Sahn received hundreds of letters per month, each of which he answered personally, and some of the best of which are included here. His frank and funny style, familiar to readers of Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, is seen here in a most intimate form. The beloved Zen master not only answers questions on Zen teaching and practice, but applies an enlightened approach to problems with work, relationships, suffering, and the teacher-student relationship.
The Mirror of Zen
Author: Boep Joeng
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2006-12-12
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 0834826410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe sacred radiance of our original nature never darkens. It has shined forth since beginningless time. Do you wish to enter the gate that leads to this? Simply do not give rise to conceptual thinking. Zen Master So Sahn (1520–1604) is a towering figure in the history of Korean Zen. In this treasure-text, he presents in simple yet beautiful language the core principles and teachings of Zen. Each section opens with a quotation—drawn from classical scriptures, teachings, and anecdotes—followed by the author’s commentary and verse. Originally written in Chinese, the text was translated into Korean in the mid-twentieth century by the celebrated Korean monk Boep Joeng. An American Zen monk, Hyon Gak, has translated it into English.
The Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment
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Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1999-02-25
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1438413815
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment, used in monastic education for more than a millennium, is a concise guide to the key paradigms of the practice systems of the East Asian meditational schools (Ch'an, Sǒn, and Zen). Contained in its twelve chapters are definitive explanations of the meaning of innate and actualized enlightenment, sudden and gradual enlightenment, the true nature of ignorance and suffering, along with numerous examples of methods of contemplation that accord with and reflect the basic Ch'an views on enlightenment and practice. Although the Sutra was popular throughout the East Asian region, it attained its highest canonical status within the Korean Chogye school, where it is still a key text in the core curriculum of modern-day monks and nuns. The Sutra is translated here in full, along with the eloquent and revelatory commentary of the Chǒson monk Kihwa (1376–1433).
