Publication

2015 - , Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

71,250 words, Guess

Page Count

285 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101611802288
  • ISBN-139781611802283
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014019630
  • OCLC Control Number881437056
  • Better World Books9781611802283
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Classifications

  • DDC294.3/420427
  • LCCBQ9449.L527 L45 2015
  • LCCBQ9449.L527L45 2015

Description

"Teachings on the practice of things-as-they-are, through commentaries on a legendary Chinese Zen figure. The ninth-century Tang dynasty Chinese master Dongshan is an important ancestor of the Zen tradition that has spread widely throughout the world in the twentieth century. He features prominently in koan texts and teaching stories, but he's not been written about or translated much in English yet. Dan Leighton comes to the rescue with this excellent book that takes the texts and teachings attributed to Dongshan, as well as the teaching stories and koan cases about him, and provides commentary for understanding the teaching of the House of Caodong he's associated with, particularly as it relates to "suchness"--tathata, the absolute and true nature inherent in all appearance--focusing on the practical relevance of the teachings Dongshan represents to the practice and life of us folks today"--

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