Zen Ritual Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice

Steven Heine, Dale Stuart Wright

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Publisher's Synopsis

This volume covers rituals from the early Chan period to modern Japan and key developments that occurred in the Linji/Rinzai and Caodon/Soto schools. It describes how rituals mold the lives of its practitioners in accordance with the ideal of Zen awakening; a significant step towards placing these practices in historical and analytical perspective.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780195304671
Publisher:	OUP USA
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	22 Nov 2007
DEWEY:	294.3438
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	337
Weight:	607g
Height:	157mm
Width:	236mm
Spine width:	23mm