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Zen Buddhism - The Path to Enlightenment - Special Edition: Buddhist Verses, Sutras & Teachings

Author : Shawn Conners
Publisher : Special Edition Books
ISBN 13 : 9781934255971
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book Zen Buddhism - The Path to Enlightenment - Special Edition: Buddhist Verses, Sutras & Teachings written by Shawn Conners and published by Special Edition Books. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siddhartha Gautama, the Indian philosopher also known as Buddha Gautama, is believed to have attained Enlightenment sometime in the middle of the 5th century before the Common Era, while meditating under a Bodhi tree. From that time of enlightenment until his death, by which he entered Nirvana, he traveled by foot around the countryside of India, teaching others his philosophy of the Middle Path. The foundations of Buddhist tradition and practice are often called the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma (teachings), and the Sangha (community). Presented in this modern special edition is a unique selection of the ancient texts which would follow the path of the Silk Road from India to China to Japan, and evolve into the school of thought known today as Zen Buddhism. This path follows the Indian Mahayana verses from the Dhammapada, to a collection of Buddhist sutras (or scriptures) transcribed from Chinese texts, and finally concludes with the Threefold Lotus, the three Pure Land sect sutras favored in Japan. Within the texts, the reader will find the Noble Eightfold Path, the 10 Major Precepts, the 48 Minor Precepts, the teachings of Ananda, the teachings of Bodhidharma, the Twin Verses of the Dhammapada, the Brahma Net Sutra and other basic tenets of Buddhism. The verses, sutras and texts stand on their own, as they have for centuries, to be interpreted by those who seek a deeper understanding of the world, and spiritual enlightenment.

Complete Enlightenment

Author : Chan Master Sheng Yen
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1570624003
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Complete Enlightenment written by Chan Master Sheng Yen and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1999-01-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete Enlightenment is the first authoritative translation and commentary on The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment, a central text that shaped the development of East Asian Buddhism and Ch'an (Chinese Zen). The text is set in the form of a transcription of discussions between the Buddha and the twelve enlightened beings(bodhisattvas), who question him on all aspects of spiritual practice. This new translation preserves all the liveliness and nuance of the text in the original Chinese. The sutra's ancient wisdom is brought to life by the commentaries of Master Sheng-yen, one of the most revered living Buddhist masters in the Ch'an lineage. This is truly a manual for the spiritual journey toward complete enlightenment, providing the key to the deep, poetic, and practical meanings of the scripture.

Zen

Author : Peter Oldmeadow
Publisher : Lansdowne Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781863027465
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (274 download)

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Download or read book Zen written by Peter Oldmeadow and published by Lansdowne Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zen is a form of Buddhism with origins in the teachings of the Buddha. It has its own literature, style of teaching and methods of practice. Today, Zen is firmly established in the West, where new forms of Zen practice and institutions are developing. Zen Buddhism emphasizes direct realization of the truth; avoids indulgence in abstract philosophical speculation; offers a practical path to finding the truth of our own nature; and stresses meditation as a means for living in awareness and appreciation of each moment of our lives. This fascinating book will give you practical tools for your journey to awareness, wisdom and enlightenment. Book jacket.

Complete Enlightenment

Author : Shengyan
Publisher : Dharma Drum Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Complete Enlightenment written by Shengyan and published by Dharma Drum Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete Enlightenment is the first authoritative translation and commentary on The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment, a central text that shaped the development of East Asian Buddhism and Ch'an (Chinese Zen). The text is set in the form of a transcription of discussions between the Buddha and the twelve enlightened beings(bodhisattvas), who question him on all aspects of spiritual practice. This new translation preserves all the liveliness and nuance of the text in the original Chinese. The sutra's ancient wisdom is brought to life by the commentaries of Master Sheng-yen, one of the most revered living Buddhist masters in the Ch'an lineage. This is truly a manual for the spiritual journey toward complete enlightenment, providing the key to the deep, poetic, and practical meanings of the scripture.

Peaceful Action, Open Heart

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
ISBN 13 : 1935209361
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Peaceful Action, Open Heart written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2005-01-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark work by Thich Nhat Hanh, this book shines 60 years of study and practice upon one of the crowning scriptures of Buddhism—the Lotus Sutra The Lotus Sutra is one of the most revered of Mahayana sacred texts and is sometimes called “the king of sutras.” Despite this fact, there are very few commentaries in English available today. In Peaceful Action, Open Heart, Thich Nhat Hanh explores the Sutra’s main theme—that everyone has the capacity to become a Buddha, and that Buddha-nature is inherent in everything—but he also uniquely emphasizes the sutra’s insight that Buddha-nature is the basis for peaceful action. Since we all will one day become a Buddha, he says, we can use mindfulness practices right now to understand and find solutions to current world challenges. In his interpretation of the sutra, he suggests that if the practices, views, and insights of the Lotus Sutra would find application not only by individuals but also by nations, it would offer concrete solutions to transform individual suffering and the global challenges facing the world today. Stamped with his signature depth of vision, lucidity, and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh’s insights invoke a wide range of contemporary topics and concerns, such as the Palestinian-Israeli war, the threat of terrorism, and the degradation of our environment. In proposing radical new ways of finding peaceful solutions to universal, contemporary conflicts, he not only challenges the United Nations to change from an organization to a real organism working for peace and harmony in the world, but also encourages all branches of all governments to act as Sangha. In so doing, he demonstrates the practical and direct applicability of this sacred text to today's concerns. This book has been re-released with a new title. The earlier hardcover edition was entitled Opening the Heart of the Cosmos.

The Essence of Zen

Author : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780904766912
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book The Essence of Zen written by Sangharakshita (Bhikshu) and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on his knowledge and long practice of Buddhism, the author reflects on four lines representing fundamental principles of the Zen or Ch'an school of Buddhism: A special transmission outside the scriptures, No dependence on words and letters, Direct pointing to the mind, and Seeing into one's own nature and realizing Buddhahood. He sets out to communicate the essence of each, and to indicate how its meaning can be applied to Western conditions.

Manual Of Zen Buddhism

Author : Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Publisher : Youcanprint
ISBN 13 : 8892657631
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Manual Of Zen Buddhism written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki and published by Youcanprint. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, D.Litt., Professor of Buddhist Philosophy in the Otani University, Kyoto, was born in 1870. He is probably now the greatest living authority on Buddhist philosophy, and is certainly the greatest authority on Zen Buddhism. His major works in English on the subject of Buddhism number a dozen or more, and of his works in Japanese as yet unknown to the West there are at least eighteen. He is, moreover, as a chronological bibliography of books on Zen in English clearly shows, the pioneer teacher of the subject outside Japan, for except for Kaiten Nukariya's Religion of the Samurai (Luzac and Co., 1913) nothing was known of Zen as a living experience, save to the readers of The Eastern Buddhist (1921-1939), until the publication of Essays in Zen Buddhism (Volume I) in 1927. Dr. Suzuki writes with authority. Not only has he studied original works in Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese and Japanese, but he has an up-to-date knowledge of Western thought in German and French as well as in the English which he speaks and writes so fluently. He is, moreover, more than a scholar; he is a Buddhist.

The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
ISBN 13 : 1935209442
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2006-09-09 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Diamond Sutra, a mainstay of the Mahayana tradition, has fascinated Buddhists for centuries because of its insights into dualism and illusion: the "diamond" can cut through any obstacle on the road to enlightenment. In the Diamond Sutra, the Buddha responds to a disciple's question about how to become a Buddha. The Diamond that Cuts Through Illusion presents a dialogue between the Buddha and his disciple, Subhuti, which illuminates how our minds construct limited categories of thought. The answer: we must move beyond personal enlightenment to follow the path of the Bodhisattvas, fully enlightened beings who postpone Nirvana in order to alleviate the suffering of others. It offers us alternative ways to look at the world in its wholeness so we can encounter a deeper reality; develop reverence for the environment and more harmonious communities, families, and relationships; and act in the world skillfully and effectively. This revised edition includes Thich Nhat Hanh’s translation of the Sutra from the Chinese and, in his commentaries, his own diamond sharp insight, including new work on the environmental implications of the Diamond Sutra. A beautiful edition of one of Buddhism's central texts.

Zen and the Art of Insight

Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834827204
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Zen and the Art of Insight written by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1999-11-16 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prajnaparamita ("perfection of wisdom") sutras are one of the great legacies of Mahayana Buddhism, giving eloquent expression to some of that school's central concerns: the perception of shunyata, the essential emptiness of all phenomena; and the ideal of the bodhisattva, one who postpones his or her own enlightenment in order to work for the salvation of all beings. The Prajnaparamita literature consists of a number of texts composed in Buddhist India between 100 BCE and 100 CE. Originally written in Sanskrit, but surviving today mostly in their Chinese versions, the texts are concerned with the experience of profound insight that cannot be conveyed by concepts or in intellectual terms. The material remains important today in Mahayana Buddhism and Zen. Key selections from the Prajnaparamita literature are presented here, along with Thomas Cleary's illuminating commentary, as a means of demonstrating the intrinsic limitations of discursive thought, and of pointing to the profound wisdom that lies beyond it. Included are selections from: • The Scripture on Perfect Insight Awakening to Essence • The Essentials of the Great Scripture on Perfect Insight • Treatise on the Great Scripture on Perfect Insight • The Scripture on Perfect Insight for Benevolent Rulers • Key Teachings on the Great Scripture of Perfect Insight • The Questions of Suvikrantavikramin

The Heart of Understanding

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
ISBN 13 : 1888375922
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of Understanding written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprised of only 632 Chinese characters, the Heart Sutra is Buddhism in a nutshell. Despite its brevity, this powerful work covers more of the Buddha’s teachings than any other scripture, and its influence is more profound and wide-reaching than any other text in Buddhism. Thich Nhat Hanh’s translation and commentary is regarded as the most simple, clear, concise, and understandable available. He describes the sutra as “a precious gift to us, the gift of fearlessness," offering subtle and profound teachings on non-duality and the letting go of all preconceived notions, opinions, and attachments, thereby becoming open to all the wonders of our life. This completely revised edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first publication of a modern classic.

No River to Cross

Author : Daehaeng
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861717309
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book No River to Cross written by Daehaeng and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often said that enlightenment means "crossing over to the other shore," that far-off place where we can at last be free from suffering. Likewise, it is said that Buddhist teachings are the raft that takes us there. In this sparkling collection from one of the most vital teachers of modern Korean Buddhism, Zen Master Daehaeng shows us that there is no raft to find and, truly, no river to cross. She extends her hand to the Western reader, beckoning each of us into the unfailing wisdom accessible right now, the enlightenment that is always, already, right here. A Zen (or seon, as Korean Zen is called) master with impeccable credentials, Daehaeng has developed a refreshing approach; No River to Cross is surprisingly personal. It's disarmingly simple, yet remarkably profound, pointing us again and again to our foundation, our "True Nature" - the perfection of things just as they are.

The Mirror of Zen

Author : Zen Master So Sahn
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1590303849
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Mirror of Zen written by Zen Master So Sahn and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2006-12-12 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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 Sutra of Hui-neng, Grand Master of Zen

Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1570623481
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Sutra of Hui-neng, Grand Master of Zen written by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1998-09-14 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hui-neng (638–713) is perhaps the most beloved and respected figure in Zen Buddhism. An illiterate woodcutter who attained enlightenment in a flash, he became the Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Zen, and is regarded as the founder of the "Sudden Enlightenment" school. He is the supreme exemplar of the fact that neither education nor social background has any bearing on the attainment of enlightenment. This collection of his talks, also known as the Platform or Altar Sutra, is the only Zen record of its kind to be generally honored with the appellation sutra, or scripture. The Sutra of Hui-neng is here accompanied by Hui-neng's verse-by-verse commentary on the Diamond Sutra—in its very first published English translation ever.

Zen Buddhism

Author : Shawn Conners
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781937021146
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book Zen Buddhism written by Shawn Conners and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows the Indian Mahayana verses from the Dhammapada, to a collection of Buddhist sutras originally from ancient Chinese texts, and finally concludes with Threefold Lotus, the three Pure Land sect sutras favored in Japan.

Opening the Heart of the Cosmos

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
ISBN 13 : 1935209787
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Opening the Heart of the Cosmos written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2003-10-28 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh uses the Lotus Sutra, one of Mahayana Buddhism’s most revered texts, to illustrate the Buddha nature inherent in everyone. With great passion and clarity, he demonstrates how each human being has the capacity to transform their own individual suffering, develop compassion, and help create more peace in the world. Nhat Hanh’s insights invoke a wide range of contemporary topics and concerns, from war and the threat of terrorism to individual anxiety and the degradation of our environment. He proposes a radical new solution to current conflicts, encouraging each of us to work on our own mindfulness practice to create greater peace and harmony. His accessible analysis of the sacred text demonstrates its practical and direct applicability to today’s concerns.

The Three Pillars of Zen

Author : Roshi P. Kapleau
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307763579
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Three Pillars of Zen written by Roshi P. Kapleau and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this classic work of spiritual guidance, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center presents a comprehensive overview of Zen Buddhism. Exploring the three pillars of Zen—teaching, practice, and enlightenment—Roshi Philip Kapleau, the man who founded one of the oldest and most influential Zen centers in the United States, presents a personal account of his own experiences as a student and teacher, and in so doing gives readers invaluable advice on how to develop their own practices. Revised and updated, this 35th anniversary edition features new illustrations and photographs, as well as a new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who succeeded Kapleau as spiritual director of the Rochester Zen Center. A moving, eye-opening work, The Three Pillars of Zen is the definitive introduction to the history and discipline of Zen.

The Essence of Zen

Author : Sekkei Harada
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861718445
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book The Essence of Zen written by Sekkei Harada and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essence of Zen is an expert's guided tour of the ins and outs of the tradition's approach to meditation, enlightenment, and the oneness of all things. To read it is to enter into one of modern Japanese Zen's most subtle and sophisticated minds. Sekkei Harada skillfully pushes us to drop those parts of ourselves that grasp and make demands regarding our understanding or progress in meditation practice. He enables us to see clearly-and steer clear of-the philosophical stumbling blocks that can make the path precarious. The Essence of Zen represents the most succinct of his teachings, making it of immediate value to anyone with an interest in Zen. The book also contains Harada's explanations of the differences between the tradition's primary schools, making it particularly helpful to newcomers.