Description |
xlv, 478 pages, 1 folded out plate : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Series |
Bollingen series |
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Bollingen series ; 64
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Contents |
What is Zen? -- General remarks on Japanese art culture -- Zen and study of Confucianism -- Zen and the samurai -- Zen and swordsmanship I -- Zen and swordmanship II -- Zen and haiku -- Zen and the art of tea I -- Zen and the art of tea II -- Rikyū and other teamen -- Love of nature -- Appendices. Two mondo from the "Hekigan-shū" ; The Vimalakīrti Sūtra ; "Yama-uba," a Nō play ; The swordsman and the cat ; Chuang-tzǔ |
Summary |
'Zen and Japanese Culture' is one of the 20th century's leading works on Zen, and a valuable source for those wishing to understand its concepts in the context of Japanese life and art. In simple, often poetic, language, Daisetz Suzuki describes his conception of Zen and its historical evolution |
Notes |
First ed. published in 1938 under title: Zen Buddhism and its influence on Japanese culture |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Philosophy, Japanese.
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Zen Buddhism -- Japan -- History.
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SUBJECT |
Japan -- Civilization -- Zen influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86003708
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Author |
Jaffe, Richard M., 1954- author of introduction, etc
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LC no. |
2010927772 |
ISBN |
0691144621 |
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9780691144627 |
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