- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd; Reprinted edition edition (28 Jan 1980)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500810184
- ISBN-13: 978-0500810187
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 20.1 x 0.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 438,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An introduction to the history and religious philosophy of Zen Buddhism includes descriptions of the lives and thoughts of the most famous Zen masters.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A visual tour of Zen
12 Aug 2000
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful and visually stimulating introduction to Zen. In the opening essay, Ms. Bancroft frames her analysis of Zen as a series of mini biographies of key figures in Zen: the Sixth Patriarch Hui-Neng, Lin-chi (Japanese: Rinzai), Dogen, Hakuin, and two modern masters - Shunryu Suzuki and Seung Sahn Soen-na. In fact, by special permission, the book contains the transcript of a conversation between Master Seung Sahn and a pupil. After the opening essay is a series of pictures: ancient portraits of Zen masters, ancient landscape paintings, and photographs of scenes in Zen temples today. I highly recommend this book to anyone curious about Zen, and in particular, to anyone intrigued by the relation of Zen and the arts.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Zen as poetry, art, history
11 Aug 2009
Format:Hardcover
This is an extraordinary and beautiful book. It's hard to put
into words how the art shown, the brief yet eloquent summaries of the lives
of some of the major teachers in the tradition, and the poetic excerpts
combine in a seamless way.
Be sure to get the hardback.
into words how the art shown, the brief yet eloquent summaries of the lives
of some of the major teachers in the tradition, and the poetic excerpts
combine in a seamless way.
Be sure to get the hardback.
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