The Ways of Zen (eBook)

Brian Bruya (Autor)

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2021
280 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-22051-2 (ISBN)

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From bestselling cartoonist C. C. Tsai, a delightfully illustrated collection of classic Zen Buddhist stories that enlighten as they entertainC. C. Tsai is one of Asia's most popular cartoonists, and his editions of the Chinese classics have sold more than 40 million copies in over twenty languages. In The Ways of Zen, he has created an entertaining and enlightening masterpiece from the rich collections of the Zen Buddhist tradition, bringing classic stories to life in delightful language and vividly detailed comic illustrations. Combining all the stories previously published in Tsai's Wisdom of the Zen Masters and Zen Speaks, this is the artist's largest collection of selections from the most important and famous Zen texts.The story of the illiterate wood-peddler Huineng, who improbably rises to become the most famous Zen patriarch, is joined by others that trace the development of the five major sects of Zen Buddhism through other masters such as Mazu, Linji, and Yunmen. A shattered antique, a blind man carrying a lantern, sutras set on fire, a cow jumping through a window-each story leads the reader to reflect on fundamental Buddhist ideas.The Ways of Zen also features the original Chinese text in side columns on each page, enriching the book for readers and students of Chinese without distracting from the English-language cartoons.Filled with memorable anecdotes and disarming wisdom, The Ways of Zen is a perfect introduction to Zen Buddhism and an essential addition to any Zen collection.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.7.2021
• Reihe/Serie: The Illustrated Library of Chinese Classics
• Reihe/Serie: The Illustrated Library of Chinese Classics
• Übersetzer: Brian Bruya
• Zusatzinfo: 245 b/w illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
• Schlagworte: ALL THINGS • Analects • Anatman (Hinduism) • Avatamsaka Sutra • Basic Books • Beliefs • bestselling comics • Bhikkhuni • bilingual edition • Bodhidharma • books by Tsai • Buddhism • buddhist texts • Burton Watson • Cartoonist • Case study • Chan Buddhism • Chinese characters • chinese classics • Chinese philosophy • Christian • Christianity • classical chinese • Cleric (Dungeons &amp • Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons) • Columbia University Press • Comics • Confucianism • Confucius • contentment • Cultural universal • Diary • Dragons) • Dunhuang • Eastern philosophy • famous Asian cartoonists • gifts for Chinese readers of English • gifts for students of Chinese • hatred • hindu philosophy • Historical Vedic religion • huineng • Humour • Ideas • illustrated Chinese philosophy • Illustration • In This World • Jews • Jia (vessel) • Laozi • Lecture • Mahayana • Mazu (goddess) • Monastery • Muslim • Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament • Nanquan • New Generation (Malayalam film movement) • nonfiction comics • Orientalism • Oxford University Press • Parables of Jesus • participant • Philip Kapleau • Philosopher • philosophical comics • philosophy comics • Platform Sutra • Princeton University Press • Pronunciation • Religion • Riverhead books • Romanization of Chinese • Sanskrit • Sentient beings (Buddhism) • seriousness • Shambhala Publications • State University of New York Press • Stephen Batchelor (author) • Subjectivity • Suffering • Sun Tzu • Sutra • Taoism • Tao Te Ching • tenets • The Other Hand • Theravada • Therigatha • thomas cleary • Trade Route • Tsai Chih Chung • understanding Zen Buddhism • vitality • Walser • Western Culture • Yuan Dynasty • zen master • Zhuangzi (book)
• ISBN-10: 0-691-22051-4 / 0691220514
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-22051-2 / 9780691220512